North Lawndale Employment Network

NLEN is committed to improving the earnings potential of the North Lawndale community through innovative employment initiatives that lead to economic advancement and an improved quality of life. Learn more on our website.

#NLENInTheNews ! Thank you to Block Club Chicago NFP for highlighting the beelove café as a Chicago Mahogany Tours site during 2024Chicago! Sherman "Dilla" Thomas brought DNC attendees to our café to highlight how we're pollinating opportunity across Chicago's West Side! You can read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gHQYtTfU #CreatingACommunityThatWorks

It's been 3️⃣ years since we opened our campus at 1111 S. Homan Ave campus! Since we opened our new campus, featuring the beelove café and the Sweet Beginnings, Chicago production room, we've empowered hundreds of job-seekers to get and keep good, local jobs, produced life-changing honey and honey-infused skincare products, and created an oasis of community in North Lawndale! We're looking to advance our mission at the corner of Homan and Roosevelt for years to come! Celebrate our anniversary with a donation today at this link: https://lnkd.in/gGDDJkZB #CreatingACommunityThatWorks

🤞🏾 Hope 💖Love ✊🏾Power 🤝🏾Together! Today is the last day ofChicago 2024 Host Committee and we're celebrating producing 10,000 lip balms for DNC attendees thanks to a sweet partnership with Microsoft ! Microsoft's support allows us to use the power of honey to change lives in North Lawndale! Purchase a life-changing beelove® product today at beelovebuzz.com #beelovebuzz #beelovebuzzofficial #PowerInHoney #BlackOwned #CreatingACommunityThatWorks

Our President & CEO, Brenda Palms joined PolicyLink at the Democracy House Event alongside our Chief Impact and Innovation Officer Khelan Todd and Chief Development and External Relations Officer Jessica Butler! We thank PolicyLink CEO and NLEN Board President Dr. Michael McAfee for inviting us to a robust discussion on strengthening democracy and advancing policies that break barriers to employment across the US! #CreatingACommunityThatWorks

#NLENInTheNews ! Thank you to Fox 32 Chicago for highlighting The Beelove Cafe as a stop on Sherman "Dilla" Thomas's West Side Chicago Mahogany Tours! Thanks to our partnership with Microsoft , we produced 10,000 lip balms for attendees at 2024Chicago and are working to amplify the importance of supporting Black-owned social impact businesses across the West Side! In Chicago this week? the beelove café, and North Lawndale Employment Network campus and Sweet Beginnings, Chicago production room are a 10 minute drive from the United Center! Buzz in for a coffee, lemonade, and ask our staff to give a tour of our campus and an overview of how we're changing lives every day in North Lawndale with the power of honey and fair chance employment programs! Watch the full story at this link: https://lnkd.in/gwUSY_CU #CreatingACommunityThatWorks

Prepare for Financial Emergencies & Home Ownership at our FREE August 22nd workshop! We're sharing great financial planning advice Thursday, August 22nd from 1-2:30PM in person at our 1111 S. Homan Ave campus and online via ZOOM. RSVP at https://lnkd.in/gYPU7m6H Questions? Contact us at [email protected] #financialplanning #homebuying #financialopportunity #NorthLawndale #CreatingACommunityThatWorks

Read all about our buzz-worthy month advancing our mission and Triple Bottom Line in our August Newsletter! Check out everything from celebrating our upcoming 3-year anniversary on our campus to how we're spreading our message of Hope, Love, Power, honey and fair chances to attendees at Chicago 2024 Host Committee all at this link: https://bit.ly/nlen824 Subscribe today to bee the first to know about upcoming events and activities! #CreatingACommunityThatWorks

Welcome to Chicago! Are you here for Chicago 2024 Host Committee? Stop by our campus for a delicious beelove café beverage or bite and learn more about the transformative work we're doing at North Lawndale Employment Network and Sweet Beginnings, Chicago to change lives through the power of honey and fair chance employment training! Our café is open M-F 7AM-4PM! Learn more at nlen.org beelovebuzz.com and thebeelovecafe.com #2024Chicago #NorthLawndale #PowerInHoney #beelove #beelovebuzz #thebeelovecafe #Chicago #CreatingACommunityThatWorks

Did you know? Our Sweet Beginnings, Chicago partnership with Microsoft , which purchased 10,000 lip balms for Chicago 2024 Host Committee is featured in The TRiiBE ! Read all about it at this link: https://lnkd.in/gXy9qpCB 🐝💖🎁 Purchase one of our social impact business' life-changing products at beelovebuzz.com #beelove #beelovebuzz #beelovebuzzofficial #PowerInHoney #SweetBeginnings #Chicago #NorthLawndale #CreatingACommunityThatWorks