Fundraiser for North Lawndale Employment Network
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The North Lawndale Employment Network (NLEN) serves under- and unemployed residents of the North Lawndale neighborhood and surrounding communities. Our clients include citizens returning from incarceration and others who face the day-to-day hardships of living without enough income to support themselves and their families.
The North Lawndale community is rich in history and was once a major industrial corridor that was home to Sears, Roebuck, and Co. world headquarters.
Due to the recession, North Lawndale's unemployment rate rose from 26% in 2000 to 40% in 2012. Forty-five percent of North Lawndale households live below the Federal Poverty Level and 57% of adults in North Lawndale have a history with the criminal justice system.
Our programs also attract job seekers from across the city
https://www.nlen.org/