LISC invests Tax Credits to help thousands at Houston Food Bank
LISC's New Markets Tax Credit investment in the Houston Food Bank addresses one of the most basic needs we see for many very low-income families and seniors—food security. The simple fact is that tens of thousands of Houston residents would go hungry but for the food bank. We tapped $11 million of our New Markets allocation so that tens of thousands of families won't have to choose between paying the rent and putting food on the table; more kids can look forward to three meals a day so they are ready to learn and grow; and more seniors won't have to choose between groceries and medicine. With its new space, the food bank will be able to distribute 100 million pounds of food by 2018. More[+]...
Sec. Arne Duncan recognizes LISC-ISU teacher education partnership
Becoming a teacher requires more than learning about classroom management and mastering multiplication tables. It requires a knowledge and awareness of the communities they teach in. Thanks to a partnership between LISC and State Farm, more than 120 students in the College of Education at Illinois State University are spending their weekends and summers in Chicago Public Schools while working with community agencies and living in host families in the neighborhoods they plan to work. More[+]...
Chicago loves it when a plan comes together - QCDC celebrates 10 years of success
When LISC partner CDC Quad Communities Development Corporation (QCDC) launched in 2003, its biggest challenge was maintaining affordable housing in a rising tide of gentrification on Chicago’s Southside. When it was five, the Great Recession replaced that problem with rising unemployment and lean times for local businesses. But through it all, QCDC has stuck with its Quality-of-Life development plan, created with the input of the community and renowned architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. More[+]...
