A Path to Stability and Belonging + a Toolkit for Faith-based Organizations

A Cincinnati Group, with Support from LISC, Helps Formerly Incarcerated People Pave a Path to Stability and Belonging

Cincinnati Works, a longtime LISC workforce development partner, understands what it takes to help someone get a bona fide second chance following prison time. The innovative group runs the Fair Chance Work program, placing formerly incarcerated Ohioans in jobs, and providing opportunities for them to pay it forward, too. READ MORE

MLK’s Call to Service Can Fuel Economic Growth in Toledo and Beyond

In a piece for?The Toledo Blade, LISC Toledo executive director Tom Kroma reflects on MLK's legacy and the ways that service, as manifested in LISC AmeriCorps program, act as potent launchpads for individual and collective economic mobility and help pave a path to justice for all.?MORE [+]

The Healing Arts: Thoughts on Creative Placemaking

LISC’s Cari Galeano reflects on the crucial role of arts and culture in knitting together, and lifting up, communities—and how community development is at its very best when it treats culture as an integral part of investing in human wellbeing.?MORE [+]

LISC in HousingWire: LA Wildfires Widen the Wealth Gap, Jeopardizing Recovery for Low-Income Communities

In a recent?HousingWire?article,?LISC’s EVP for Local and National Programs Ruth Jones Nichols, Ph.D. warns that recovery efforts from the LA wildfires will be disproportionately challenging for?homeowners in low- and middle-income communities, who already face lower homeownership rates.?MORE [+]

A New Toolkit for Helping Faith-based Organizations Build Affordable Housing

HUD and LISC collaborated on?an expansive new toolkit?to help faith-based organizations expand affordable housing in their communities. The toolkit is aimed at HUD grantees interested in supporting faith-based housing strategies, and it draws on proven practices around the country—detailing the factors that enable successful projects, the roles and responsibilities of essential stakeholders, policy considerations, and financing strategies. Learn More

LISC + Kroger Foundation: Nurturing Growth and Resilience for Food Entrepreneurs

Many food-based businesses operate on razor-thin profit margins and need help navigating the ever-changing small business landscape in order to grow and thrive. LISC and the Kroger Foundation have joined together to help food entrepreneurs get the resources they need to nurture and expand their businesses.?Learn how [+]

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