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Photo from our September 2007 membership meeting.

Our Mission: To improve the earnings potential of the North Lawndale community through innovative employment initiatives that lead to economic advancement and an improved quality of life for residents.

Our Vision: North Lawndale is a strong, economically thriving, diverse community connected to high quality job opportunities and serves as a replicable model for communities nationwide.

Our Core Values:

  • We believe that neighborhood-focused employment initiatives are fundamental to improving the quality of life for neighborhood residents.

  • We believe that our neighborhood-based work can influence policy by serving as a model for change.

  • We believe in creating an environment that enables people to transform themselves.

  • We believe that connections to education and employment can positively impact individuals’ economic advancement and quality of life.

  • We believe that, most of the time, people make good decisions if given the right information and opportunities.

  • We believe that work values can be learned.