New Life Centers

We are having our MBK Meeting on July 16, and We Need Your Voice!

We're approaching an important milestone! Chicago's MBK Certification Portfolio is 95% complete, and before we submit our final portfolio, we want to make sure the incredible work happening across our communities is reflected.

This is your opportunity to:

--Share what's working in your community
--Highlight accomplishments and partnerships
--Identify anything we've missed
--Help ensure Chicago's MBK story represents the collective impact happening across our neighborhoods

If you're involved in mentoring, education, youth programming, faith, public safety, community engagement, or supporting boys and young men of color in any way, we want to hear from you!

Please register using the QR code on the flyer or by visiting newlifecenters.org/mbkjuly

Thursday, July 16 at 1:00 PM
New Life Centers (2657 S. Lawndale Ave.)

Please also share this invitation with your community partners. See you soon.

⚽ Every Tuesday afternoon, young people arrive from every corner of the neighborhood at Little Village Academy, ready to give everything they have in the La Villita Soccer Cup for a chance to lift the 2026 championship trophy.

They arrive early to warm up, cheer on their teammates, and wait for their moment. That says it all.

This has never been just about soccer. It's about building discipline, confidence, and the belief that hard work can open doors far beyond the field. Because the greatest victory isn't the trophy. It's the person they're becoming. 💚
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⚽ Cada martes por la tarde, jóvenes de diferentes partes de La Villita llegan a Little Village Academy listos para darlo todo en la Copa La Villita y luchar por el campeonato de 2026.

Desde muy temprano llegan para calentar, animar a sus compañeros y esperar su momento de entrar a la cancha. ¡Eso lo dice todo!

Para nosotros, esto no se trata solo de jugar fútbol. Es formar disciplina, confianza y la convicción de que el esfuerzo puede abrir puertas mucho más allá de la cancha. Porque la mayor victoria no es levantar un trofeo, sino la persona en la que se están convirtiendo. 💚