What a month! Published a book + released our annual report + much more

In Case You Missed It: LISC’s 2023 Annual Report is here!

Check out our 2023 Annual Report: Investing in a?Future For Us All.?It was a year of new leadership, new vision and renewed commitment. We?invested an extraordinary $2.4 billion?and doubled down on our work to create affordable housing, catalyze financial opportunity and promote climate resiliency. View full report here!

LISC and Partners Launch “What’s Possible”

With our partners at Enterprise Community Partners and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York we published?What’s Possible: Investing NOW for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods, a?crucial guidebook to equitable green investing and community development. This volume launches on the heels of the historic $20 billion in federal investment to expand access to clean energy and climate solutions. MORE [+]

Meta + LISC Announce $5M Effort to Build Capacity of 20 Community Organizations, Bridging Gaps in Equity + Opportunity

We joined forces with Meta on a $5 million effort to build the capacity of?20 community organizations. The unique program will provide flexible funding?that organizations can use to strengthen staffing and operations, expand community outreach capabilities, and develop fundraising strategies. MORE [+]

From Housing to Economic Mobility: Inside LISC’s Strategies for Change with CEO Michael T. Pugh

In a wide-ranging interview with Denver Frederick, host of the?Business of Giving podcast,?Michael Pugh describes the pillars of LISC's work investing in communities and what's on the horizon for the CDFI under his leadership. “[We] can be a real catalyst for economic development in communities,” he says. "And frankly the best is yet to come." MORE [+]

Foot Locker, LISC Open Grant Application for Nonprofits in 13 cities Focused on Youth, Equity, Empowerment

Foot Locker Foundation, Inc., and LISC invite youth-serving nonprofits in 13 cities to apply for grants through the?Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment Program. Applications are due September 30, 2024. MORE [+]

Building Inclusive and Healthy Neighborhoods, Block by Block: Findings from 11 Neighborhoods Nationwide

A new report?from Brookings Metro examines LISC’s community-centered economic inclusion initiative, which centers neighborhoods as key for driving strong regional economies. The lessons in this report make one thing clear: it’s past time to abandon top-down approaches and embrace the scalable, community-rooted models that have demonstrated impact.?MORE [+]

With the Updated CRA in Limbo, What Comes Next?

LISC’s Matt Josephs takes a look at the long-awaited modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), calling it "fair, workable and strong." But he also warns of the chilling effects of uncertainty, as a legal challenge stalls implementation of the final rule, and offers a series of next steps for banks, regulators and community development practitioners. "Right now, it is critical that we maintain the momentum around CRA,” he writes. Learn more.

The Power of Creative Placemaking: Reflections During AAPI Heritage Month

In a blog from the Twin Cities, LISC’s Jamie Schumacher (above right) delves into the ways Asian American and Pacific Islander?communities and their partners are leveraging arts and culture to build—and rebuild—authentic human connection, community and commerce. Read more.

LISC Toledo + Owens Corning: Creative Solutions to Nurture Homeownership

In this economy, it takes creativity, collaboration, and patience to make affordable homeownership a reality. Those are precisely the qualities driving Core City, a LISC Toledo program that acquires, renovates, and sells vacant and blighted properties for homeownership. Learn how we’ve teamed up with Owens Corning to bring homeownership within reach for more Toledo residents. Read more.

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