2022 Charity Hockey Game with Blackhawks Alumni

2022 Charity Hockey Game featuring Chicago Blackhawks Alumni

Join us in supporting the Inner-City Education Program at the 2022 Charity Hockey Game Featuring Chicago Blackhawks Alumni! Sunday, April 24th from 6pm to 7:30pm Fifth Third Ice Arena 1801 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60612 Participating in the game, as always, will be up to 10 Chicago Blackhawks Alumni players (see below for the latest confirmed list) along with adult hockey players …

2022 Cocktails for Charity Fundraiser Event

2022 Cocktails for Charity Fundraiser Poster

Be a game changer and help children from underserved Chicago communities achieve their potential by giving them access to educational opportunities and the sport of hockey that would otherwise be unattainable. Event Details: What:  A mixology event to support the Inner-City Education Program Where: Fame Supper Club, 157 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60654 When: Thursday, …

2021 Skate for Scholarships

Skate for Scholarships graphic, skate, bike, run, walk, all for a great cause

Skate for Scholarships is a peer-to-peer multi-sport fundraising event that aims to provide inner-city children with a quality education. This event is made possible in partnership with our friends from the Chicago Gay Hockey Association (CGHA). All proceeds benefit the Inner-City Education Program. How to Participate Join us by becoming a Participant! It is easy to …

Giving Tuesday 2020 Fundraiser

Posted on November 23, 2020
Giving Tuesday Banner

Giving Tuesday is December 1, 2020, a global day of giving. Please consider donating to our cause. The Inner-City Education Program has been providing low-income, inner-city girls and boys opportunities for a better future through hockey and educational programs for 17 years. Your contribution will make an impact, whether you donate $5 or $500. Every …

Founder Brad Erickson Skates 52 Miles for Scholarships

Brad skates down bike path

Story by Annie Sheehan “It’s a dream, really.” These are the words Brad Erickson uses to describe the Inner-City Education Program, an academic scholarship organization for low-income hockey players he founded in 2003. The organization added a hockey club and mandatory tutoring component in 2015, and has now grown to serve multiple communities in the …

2020 Skate for Scholarships Fundraiser

Skate for Scholarships Fundraiser Graphic

The 2020 Skate for Scholarships fundraiser is Saturday, September 12th and hosted by our friends from the Chicago Gay Hockey Association (CGHA)! Full details at https://go.rallyup.com/cgha How Skate for Scholarships works: On Saturday, September 12, 2020, CGHA players will join friends and loved ones for a socially-distant skate, run, or walk around the city of …

Statement from the ICE Program

Posted on June 7, 2020

The Inner-City Education (ICE) Program strongly condemns the murder of George Floyd, as well as those of Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Abrery, and others. Since our inception in 2003 we have worked to help low-income, inner-city girls and boys have a better future through hockey and education.  In the Chicago area “low-income, inner-city kids” typically …

Bid on 2020 ICE Bowl Player Worn Autographed BOWLING Jerseys

Posted on March 1, 2020

Auction for Autographed Custom Blackhawks Bowling Jerseys! Now is your chance to bid on one-of-a-kind Chicago Blackhawks custom bowling jerseys! These player-worn jerseys are autographed and come with certificates of authenticity. They were designed with the help of Brent Seabrook for the 2020 Brent Seabrook Blackhawks ICE Bowl charity event held on March 1st. This …