The critical importance of community-based organizations + bike-friendly, green affordable housing
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
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Nonprofits Have Been Pushed to the Edge. Can Funders Respond to Protect Them?
In a final blog post from our out-going president, Denise Scott highlights how program funders and impact investors are vital parts of the community development ecosystem, helping power transformative progress every day.
But even with their support, years of unrelenting pressure have taken a toll on community-based organizations. Can funders urgently ramp up operating support, or will communities lose vital parts of their social infrastructure? Continue reading the piece here.
Bike-Friendly, Green Affordable Housing is Coming to D.C.
With help from an $8.5 million LISC loan,?Cycle House in D.C. will be a first-of-its-kind housing development. The mixed-use, net-zero?building is geared for residents?at 30% to 80% of area median income and sets?a high standard for eco-friendly construction.?MORE?[+]
Op-ed: Congress Can Help Make Housing Affordable — It Just Has to Act
The country needs a renewed commitment to affordable housing production programs, including expansion of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and enactment of the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, argue LISC board chair Robert E. Rubin and former U.S. senator?Rob Portman in a joint op-ed in?The Hill.?MORE [+]
First-of-Its-Kind Affordable Maryland Housing Community Will Promote Efficient Energy and Uplift Local History
Fairmount Heights Zero Energy homes in Prince George’s County, MD, with help from a $1.8 million LISC construction loan, will develop six net-zero homes to be sold to low-income residents in addition to a community-serving pocket park.?MORE [+]
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Seeing Rural America for Who It Really Is: A Reflection on the LISC Rural Seminar
Earlier this month, LISC's Saba Aregai attended the 2023 Rural LISC Seminar in California’s Coachella Valley. In a post on LinkedIn, Saba shared her reflection on what the gathering teaches and means for its participants.?MORE [+]
“Sports Have the Power to Change Lives”: Q+A with Kristen Garmey of The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation
LISC is working with The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation to jumpstart youth sports infrastructure projects in communities where support and opportunity are scarce. In a Q+A with The DICK’S Foundation’s Kristen Garmey, we learn why improving athletic spaces for youth in under-resourced communities is so important [+]
Wishing all a peaceful and happy New Year!
From all of us at LISC, thank you for your extraordinary work and support throughout the year.?Check out our holiday card to you here.
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Happy New Year to the amazing team at LISC! ?? As Helen Keller once said, "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." Your collective efforts this year have been truly inspiring. ?? Speaking of collective efforts, there's an exciting sponsorship opportunity for the Guinness World Record of Tree Planting that might align with your remarkable work. Check it out here for a greener future: https://bit.ly/TreeGuinnessWorldRecord ????