Our CEO’s first 100 days + giving residents with criminal records a second chance

LISC’s CEO 100 Days In: Priorities for the Future, and Right Now

LISC president and CEO Michael T. Pugh reflects on what he's learned in his first months helming the organization, and shares top priorities for the year, both internally and for supporting?the communities we work with.

Green housing, second-chance employment and AI as a tool for more efficient credit-building and lending are at the top of the list, along with strengthening and streamlining LISC's operations to achieve maximum impact in people's lives. Continue reading.

National Equity Fund Announces Nearly $2B in Investments for 2023

NEF, one of LISC's affiliates,?invested a record?$1.43B in Low Income Housing Tax Credit production, including?$70M in funding for developers of color, creating or preserving an additional 11,100 affordable homes nationwide.?Read more.

How LISC’s Health Access Fund & Uber Are Easing the Journey to Better Health

LISC’s Health Access Fund?helps?people living on low incomes, in rural and urban places,?get to and?from the destinations that play into their health and well being.?Last year, with support from Uber, PayPal, and Walgreens, that amounted to?137,000 rides, helping?upend a?host of barriers to accessing healthcare and essential services.?Learn more.

This App is Giving Kansas Residents with Criminal Records a Second Chance

With support from LISC, Kansas City Digital Drive (KCDD) has been piloting the use of Clear My Record, an app designed to simplify the process of expunging criminal charges. And it’s already working. More.

Charter School Bond Issuance A Complete History, Volume 4

LISC’s Charter School Finance team?analyzed the full range of charter school bond issuance from 2015-2022, building on three prior reports that catalogued the history of the sector.?

“With public charter schools now educating more than 3.7 million students nationwide, and against the backdrop of unprecedented learning loss stemming from the pandemic, preserving dollars to invest in core academic programs is of heightened importance,” the report states. Read the report.

Kaiser Permanente + LISC: Addressing Economic Factors That Impact Community Health

A healthy community isn’t just about access to high-quality, reliable health care. Individuals and families also need access to good jobs, opportunities to build wealth, and thriving, locally-owned businesses. Kaiser Permanente understands how economic factors can shape well-being, especially in communities of color that often don’t benefit from regional or national prosperity. Learn how LISC is collaborating with Kaiser Permanente to support locally-driven strategies that spark economic growth in under-invested places.

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