LISC's work shines on MSNBC
Challenging but transformative—that's how LISC's Michael Rubinger, in an interview on Morning Joe, described the work of helping lift low-income neighborhoods across America. Rubinger made a case for investing in comprehensive community development, which was also highlighted in a video segment about LISC's effort to repurpose an abandoned school in Flint, Michigan into affordable senior housing. More[+]...
New Flint senior center is totally old school
Like "making a complete circle" is how one resident of the newly opened Oak Street Senior Apartments in Flint, MI happily described her move to the repurposed building where she once attended elementary school. Responding to an aging population with very limited income, non-profit developer Communities First, with support from U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, Michigan LISC and others, converted the elegant, 19th-century Oak Street School, boarded up for 16 years, into 24 apartments complete with essential supports for senior living. More[+]...
Power to the people of one Maine town
Rural LISC is helping give the town of Dover-Foxcroft a boost of energy—literally. The historic Mayo Mill complex, a former industrial site, is getting converted into a mixed-use housing and business complex that will create some 42 jobs. And upgrading a hydroelectric plant on the nearby Piscataquis River will generate low-cost, renewable electricity for the development. More[+]...
