Grantee Profile
North Lawndale Employment Network
Grants to North Lawndale Employment Network
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$400,000Active Strategy
2006 (Inactive Grant)
MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — To retire debt and create a cash reserve.
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$450,000Active Strategy
2000 (Inactive Grant)
Policy Research
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — To support an employment intermediary to bring together employers and training organizations to implement sector-driven assessment and placement services (over three years).
The MacArthur Foundation awarded North Lawndale Employment Network $850,000 between 1978 and 2016.
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