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Jeremy Andrykowski worked in the Arlington Heights public library system for 17 years. He received outstanding performance reviews, enjoyed his position day in and day out, and had more than a decade of management experience. Unfortunately, because of work turnover,…

Are you losing sleep over operational issues such as budgets, purchasing, benefit plans and rent costs? With experts in IT, finance, real estate, and long-term partnerships, this panel will help you think through options to better manage your organization’s operations….

Happy Labor Day from everyone at National Able Network! WATCH NOW: Check out our latest vlog featuring our President & CEO, Bridget Altenburg, with a brief history on how Chicago played a role in the origins in what later became…

Ruben Agosto, an experienced technology professional, was seeking a new career path in project management. Throughout his professional life, Ruben’s tasks had always included project management; however, his titles never reflected that. In order to achieve his goal, Ruben came…

At National Able Network, we help make careers happen. In our latest blog post, our client, Monica Rodriguez, is helping make her marketing and design career happen! Read more about Monica’s past work experience and check out her original artwork in…

After being laid off due to budget cuts, previous Child Welfare Attendant Cheryl Brown was unsure of what to do next. As a mother and grandmother, Cheryl was worried about finding her next career and being able to support her…

The next few weeks at National Able Network (Able) promise to be quite busy, as Operation Career Launch goes into high gear. From now until Veterans Day (November 11), Able is accepting donations to benefit Veterans Forward, the innovative program…

One in six Chicagoans rely on the Greater Chicago Food Depository for assistance, some of which are National Able Network clients. September is Hunger Action Month, so last week a few Able staff members participated in volunteering at the Greater Chicago Food…

As you can probably tell, it’s winter.  Maybe not based on the weather this week (thanks El Nino…), but it’s technically supposed to be. December has a terrible way of ushering in the all-too-familiar cold, blustery, wind, snowy, sub-zero temperature awesomeness we’ve sadly…