Welcome to Linden Resources! We are an active non-profit organization serving people with disabilities while providing important business services to our community.

Ed Suggs recognized by SmartCEO!

Ed Suggs, Chief Financial Officer of Linden Resources, has received SmartCEO’s Executive Management Award for Chief Financial Officer. Click here to read more.

Linden Resources Receives Grant In Recognition Of Its Job Placement and Retention Programs

October 17, 2012, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Linden Resources, Inc. recently received a $750 award from the Excalibur Foundation, Redlands, California, for its job placement and retention programs which help to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

In presenting the Excalibur Fund Service Project Award to Linden Resources, the Foundation recognized Linden’s creative and innovative efforts to respond to the job finding problems of people in the “new normal economy”. As the country struggles with persistent unemployment, people with disabilities are impacted to a greater degree than non-disabled workers. They have dropped out of the labor force at five times the rate of workers without disabilities and the national disabled unemployment rate has consistently remained at 12% for the past few years.

The competitive Excalibur Foundation Service Project Award was granted to Linden after a winning oral presentation at the 90^th Anniversary Round Table International Convention in Redlands, CA in late September. During an award ceremony at the local Northern Virginia Round Table, Chuck Richman, former CEO of Linden Resources (known as SOC Enterprises during his tenure) presented a check to Linda Chandler, Linden CEO in recognition of the organization’s groundbreaking rehabilitation programs.

One of Linden’s newest initiatives is the Vets Ready2Work program, established two years ago. Already, it has served over 100 disabled veterans and placed 50 vets in jobs. This is especially critical because many local disabled veterans are not receiving adequate job-finding assistance due to insufficient governmental and community resources.  There are an estimated 47,000 Northern Virginia veterans in need of this help, with 2,500 confronting Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and 920 reporting both TBI and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Linden Resources, Inc.  is an Arlington based non-profit organization whose mission is to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Fifty-three years after its founding by a group of Northern Virginia parents seeking jobs for their adult children with disabilities, Linden now operates three commercial businesses which generate revenue to help carry out the organization’s mission, including print and mailing services; warehousing and order fulfillment; and secure document destruction. Additionally, it conducts various job placement and retention services for people with disabilities.

To find out more about Linden Resources, call 703-521-4441 or visit www.Linden.org.

Linden’s Annual Meeting and Awards, September 2012

September 21, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Del. Patrick A. Hope Among those Honored at Annual Meeting

Fifty-three years after its founding by a group of Northern Virginia parents seeking jobs for their adult children with disabilities, Linden Resources, Inc remains focused on its mission to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities. In that spirit, the organization presented its Partner Awards to Del. Patrick A. Hope, representative of the 47th District of the Commonwealth of Virginia; Joanna Wise Barnes, Bureau Chief of Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services at Arlington County Department of Human Services; the Aurora Hills Library; and the Arlington Public Schools.

The meeting took place on September 20, 2012, at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, in Arlington.

In addition to the Partner Awards, Madi Green and Jennifer Murphy received awards for their outstanding board service; Garrett Daxon received the Outstanding Employee Service Award; 35 Linden employees received service awards recognizing years of employment; and Lauren Unger received the Employee Excellence Award.

New board members announced included John Nolan, Allison Carroll, Richard Brewster, and Ranjan Dutta.  Lisa Lopinsky was elected the new Chair of Linden Resources Board of Directors.

A highlight of the evening was a performance by Artstream, a non-profit organization known for its Inclusive Theatre companies that feature adult actors with disabilities.

Linda Chandler, CEO of Linden Resources, said that, “We are delighted to have the opportunity to publicly thank these individuals and organizations for the valuable service and contributions that they have made in the lives of people with disabilities and their families. We are especially appreciative of Delegate Hope, who, earlier this year, championed legislation that will expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities across the Commonwealth and we look forward to working with him to further enhance those opportunities.”

Linden Resources, Inc. (formerly SOC Enterprises) is an Arlington based non-profit organization whose mission is to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities. It operates three commercial businesses which generate revenue to support its mission. They include print and mailing services; warehousing and order fulfillment; and secure document destruction.

To find out more about Linden Resources, call 703-521-4441 or visit www.Linden.org.

Click here to view photos of the event.

Click here to read about it in the Arlingtonmercury.

Workforce Development with Catholic Charities

Linden Resources’ Workforce Development project with Catholic Charities is featured in their Spring 2012 newsletter.  Click here to read the entire story.

Linden Receives 2012 ABBIE Award

Linden Resources is the proud recipient of the 2012 Arlington Chamber of Commerce ABBIE Award for Best Nonprofit Business.  Linden was recognized for our outstanding community service, remarkable history and growth and sustained stability over our 53 years providing jobs and support to people with disabilities. Click here to read the story of Linden’s ABBIE Award on page 23 of the July 2012 issue of Workplace Magazine.

WJLA/ABC7 “Washington Business Report May 27” (second video down) http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/05/washington-business-report-may-27-2012-76341.html May 27, 2012

ABBIES Recipients Laud Local Environment That Helps Them Thrive (Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette) May 23, 2012

ArlNow.com “Morning Notes” http://www.arlnow.com/2012/05/23/morning-notes-478/ May 23, 2012

Business Leaders Promote Volunteerism at ABBIEs Banquet (Steve Thurston, Arlington Mercury) May 22, 2012

Vets Ready2Work featured in Workplace Magazine

Linden Resources is pleased that our Vets Ready2Work program is featured in the May 2012 issue of Workplace Magazine.   Vets Ready2Work supports and empowers veterans with disabilities to attain and sustain employment so that they can achieve independence and regain their self-sufficiency.  Click here to read the entire article.

Linden Resources on Hero Central

Linden Resources and our Vets Ready2Work program was recently featured on the WUSA Channel 9 News segment Hero Central.  Check it out.

Miracle on 23^rd Street

Thank you to the many wonderful friends and neighbors who turned out for Linden’s annual Miracle on 23^rd Street tree lighting celebration.  Hundreds enjoyed helping to count down to turn on the lights, Santa making a dramatic entrance atop his brightly lit fire engine sleigh, hundreds of cookies and holiday refreshments, caroling and enjoying the lovely season made for a wonderful event.  Click here to read about it in the Arlington Sun Gazette and on the Arlington Now website.  You can also like our facebook page to see more photos of the night.

Members of the Media

If you have questions about Linden Resources and/or our programs, services or to request more information or for interviews, contact: Donnell Karimah at dkarimah@Linden.org

Linden Resources
750 South 23rd Street
Arlington, VA 22202