Urban Life Skills Program

03/08/2016

This video does a good job of answering the question: "Is justice worth it?"

10/29/2015

Christmas is just around the corner and we are busy planning for our 8th annual Urban Life Skills Program Christmas Party! We will have over 80 families totaling over 400 people come together for 2 evenings of celebration, food, Christmas gifts, games, and more.

We are looking for partners to help make this evening happen. To pull these events off it takes ALOT of resources, volunteers, and planning. Would you help us by sponsoring a toy, part of the meal, or a family gift basket? If you'd like your church or business to get involved we can help facilitate a Christmas drive for you.Don't miss out on this opportunity to be a blessing to the youth in Little Village this Christmas.

http://www.newlifeadmin.org/urbanlifeskills/christmas-party-gift-drive/

09/25/2015

Way to go Epifanio Diaz and of course all the youth of Running Forward! Running the Chicago marathon to raise money for the amazing running program here at ULS. Let's get his last slots filled up for sponsoring the marathon!

Just received word that someone sponsored the 26th mile. Historically this has been the most treacherous mile of all. This gives me more of a incentive to finish strong. Thank you for your contribution. I am looking for 2 people to sponsor mile 9 and 10 by the end of this weekend. Can we make it happen?

05/20/2015

The Little Village Summer Softball League needs your help! Every year since 2009 we've been working with hundreds of youth and young adults in the community in order to promote peace and provide positive alternatives to gang activity and substance abuse.

We need to raise $10,000 to make this league possible in order to cover the costs of team t-shirts, field rental fees, softball equipment, umpires, food and league awards. Contribution of $500 or greater will have your logo/name added to all league shirts as a way to show our appreciation for helping make this league possible.

http://www.gofundme.com/u36msk?fb_action_ids=10204822985597746&fb_action_types=og.shares&fb_ref=1_fb_fav

In 2009, the Little Village Summer Softball League became the community’s very first organized softball league and has been a beloved summer activity ever since. The objective of the league is to provide youth and young adults with a positive activity during the summer that promotes peace and ph...

03/05/2015

A fantastic article by ULS friend and fellow Restorative Justice champion Nancy Michaels from the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation. Please take some time to read through this thoughtful call to RJ practices and restoration in our broken systems. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-michaels2/the-case-for-restorative-justice_b_6787450.html

Restorative justice has the capacity to empower those who have not been empowered in the past. Individuals and communities begin to act collectively, which is necessary in order to challenge the punitive structures that keep our young black and brown...

12/09/2014

Christmas Parties are this week!

We are going to have our annual Urban Life Skills Christmas Parties Friday, Saturday and Friday the 19th, would you be interested in supporting this important effort? We will have over 500 youth and adults from Little Village celebrating Christmas with us this year. We are providing family gift baskets, children’s gifts, an amazing meal, games, and more. We will have 3 large parties to celebrate Christmas with the families we serve. See attached letter and info for more details.

These parties take a lot of resources. Would you be interested in supporting this important effort.

You can donate online at:
https://app.etapestry.com/cart/NewLifeCentersofChicagolan/default/category.php?ref=3097.0.174937103

Let me know if you have any questions.

10/21/2014

Taking our Jr. Leaders to Siegels Pumpkin Patch this Sunday! Pray for great weather and great connections between our mentors and youth.

07/19/2014

Little Village verse the world. We are taking our youth on a scavenger hunt in Lincoln Park and having a great time. Showing them the different parts of our city and laughing a lot along the way!

05/05/2014

We still need $6,000 to make the Little Village Summer Softball League a reality!!! Your financial support will go towards covering the costs of team jerseys, softballs and equipment, umpires, field fees and food.

Giving link:
http://tinyurl.com/meldzhp

05/01/2014

Tonight the Urban Life Skills Program was awarded the Demetrio Award of Excellence and recognized as the top mentoring program in Chicago. Great job team!

04/16/2014

Check out a short promo video on Little Village Summer Softball League. http://vimeo.com/91557210. We need your help in making the league a reality this summer.

Softball In 2009, the Little Village Summer Softball League became the community’s very first organized softball league starting with 8 teams and expanding every year since then. It was birthed from the request of Little Village youth and was a clear response to addressing the needs of one of the y...