• Photo Tour: Chicago nonprofit stands "on the shoulders of visionary leaders" in first permanent facility

    With increased capacity for workforce development programming at its new headquarters, North Lawndale Employment Network is building on past efforts to achieve social justice in its community.

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  • Photo Tour: Affordable workforce housing bolsters local economy in rural Indiana community

    Already fully leased after opening last summer, The Paddocks has succeeded in expanding the labor force, drawing new residents to the community, and increasing enrollment in local schools.

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  • Photo Tour: Charter high school breathes new life into Milwaukee facility steeped in local history

    In addition to expanding the school's capacity and putting its students in close proximity to community resources, Tenor High School's new campus has revitalized a facility central to the city's story.

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  • Photo Tour: State-of-the-art facility in Detroit puts early childhood education at the center of community revitalization

    Part of a historic investment in Northwest Detroit, the Marygrove Early Education Center is providing quality ECE to children, offering wraparound support to families, and strengthening the local ECE ecosystem.

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