Newsviews: Employment in underserved city neighborhoods (1)

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Sunday, December 27, 2015
Newsviews, Part 1
Newsviews, Part 1: Employment in underserved city neighborhoods

CHICAGO (WLS) -- When we talk about crime and poverty in Chicago, we often hear about the need for more jobs in the city's struggling neighborhoods.

There are organizations out there trying to help create jobs and provide people with marketable skills. Among them is the North Lawndale Employment Network, which does a lot of work with ex-offenders, and i.c. stars, an organization that provides young adults with technology training.