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Xcelerator · Person

Brenda Palms

CEO of North Lawndale Employment Network

Economic Development & Workforce Training

Signal

Region
Chicago
Industry
Economic Development & Workforce Training
Source file
profiles/chicago_profiles.md:43
Status
published

Economic impact

Founded Sweet Beginnings, a bee-farming and honey-production social enterprise that hires and trains formerly incarcerated West Side residents. Leads North Lawndale Employment Network employment programs aimed at reducing recidivism.

Sources

  1. NLEN
  2. The HistoryMakers
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