A holiday message from our family to yours
As we close 2013, we wish to thank our many supporters, partners, staff and friends for a wonderful year. In hundreds of neighborhoods and communities across the nation, we make a difference in people's lives by creating new affordable housing, helping residents find jobs, improving schools and making our streets safer. We look forward to continued progress and another prosperous year in 2014. Thank you and Happy Holidays!
Hall of Famers!
Current and former LISCers are being recognized for their longtime service and groundbreaking achievements in affordable housing and community development. Joe Hagan, Helen Dunlap and Judd Levy are set to join the Affordable Housing Hall of Fame on November 22, in a ceremony held by Affordable Housing Finance magazine. They have developed new policies, imagined new housing models, and raised new capital to provide homes for the neediest. In short, they lead. We are honored to have them in the LISC family. More[+]...
For Kansas City women, a reason to be thankful
The Kansas City Star reports that women in Kansas City have an extra reason to be thankful this year. Greater Kansas City LISC partnered with the Women's Employment Network (WEN) to open a "Financial Opportunity Center," an approach developed by LISC and used by its partners across the country. The intent in KC is to help local women train for jobs, find employment, balance their budget and learn financial skills. “We are thrilled to join the Financial Opportunity Center network,” said Sherry Turner, WEN president. " It is incredibly empowering to be working on a plan that takes a client out of the downward spiral. The outcomes are amazing!” More[+]...
