Philadelphia, PA
Established in 1981
Achievements by the Numbers:
(By LISC and Affiliates since inception)- 6,931 homes and apartments
- 1.7 million square feet of commercial space
- $282.7 million total investment
- $975 million leveraged
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Profile:
LISC’s comprehensive initiative, SCI-West, has allowed LISC to leverage its partnerships with CDC, government, foundation, and institutional partners to launch a number of unique programs and projects in West Philadelphia. Two examples are The Center for Culinary Enterprises, which will be one of the most comprehensive kitchen incubators in the nation and The Digital Inclusion Program, which increases the technological literacy of low-income families. In 2010, LISC launched its second Sustainable Communities Initiative in North Philadelphia by engaging residents and community leaders in an intensive quality-of-life planning process. Early action projects include the redesigns of local pocket park and a handball court.
The LISC Commercial Corridor Program has continued to provide funding and technical assistance to CDCs. In 2010, we continued funding four CDCs doing corridor work who effectively saw 23 businesses open on their corridors, 273 jobs created and retained, and 82 façade improvements on neighborhood businesses. In order to create healthy environments, LISC supports the Partnership CDC’s Green and Healthy Homes program, which provides homeowners with green and white roofs and resources to eliminate home health risks, financial literacy training, free computers, and creates jobs. In education, LISC has supported the SCI-West Education collaborative which placed 25 area students in internships, brought nutrition programs into the classroom, and increased parents’ involvement in their children’s schooling.