UIC Chancellor Visits Bee Love Café in North Lawndale
At the Bee Love Café (L-R): Dennis Deer, Cook County Commissioner (2nd); Amalia Pallares, UIC vice chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Engagement; Khelan Todd, chief impact and innovation officer for the North Lawndale Employment Network (NLEN); Clarence Carson, chief operations and facility officer for the NLEN; Marie Lynn Miranda, UIC Chancellor; Brenda Palms, president and CEO of the NLEN; Keith Lewis, senior director of the UIC Office of Community Collaboration; and Elisha Hall, director of Social Enterprises NLEN (Photo by UIC Office of Diversity)
At the Bee Love Café (L-R): Dennis Deer, Cook County Commissioner (2nd); Amalia Pallares, UIC vice chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Engagement; Khelan Todd, chief impact and innovation officer for the North Lawndale Employment Network (NLEN); Clarence Carson, chief operations and facility officer for the NLEN; Marie Lynn Miranda, UIC Chancellor; Brenda Palms, president and CEO of the NLEN; Keith Lewis, senior director of the UIC Office of Community Collaboration; and Elisha Hall, director of Social Enterprises NLEN (Photo by UIC Office of Diversity)
UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda recently visited the Bee Love Café, part of the North Lawndale Employment Network located at 1111 S. Homan, to explore partnership opportunities and learn about their operations, including apiaries used to produce a variety of bee honey products.
The successful social justice enterprise, led by Brenda Palms, founder and CEO of NLEN, serves under and unemployed residents of the North Lawndale neighborhood and surrounding communities, including citizens returning from incarceration and others who face the day-to-day hardships of living without enough income to support themselves or their families.
For more on NLEN, please visit: www.NLEN.Org
Modified on January 10, 2024