Mission


With residents and partners, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) forges resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America – great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families.

LISC Bay Area Vision

  • LISC Bay Area connects local communities to the funds, learning, and relationships they need to access opportunity and achieve prosperity in order to protect the diverse, vibrant, and unique places and people that make the Bay Area so special.
  • In particular, we aim to: Invest in businesses, housing, and other community infrastructure to catalyze economic, health, safety, and educational mobility for communities of color
  • Equip leaders in underinvested communities with the skills and credentials to compete successfully for quality income and wealth opportunities
  • Strengthen existing alliances while building new collaborations with local organizations to promote community-driven neighborhood renewal
  • Drive local, regional, and national policy and system changes that foster shared prosperity and well-being