Washington, DC

LEADERSHIP
Executive Director:
Oramenta Newsome
Chair, Local Advisory Committee:
Richard W. Snowdon,
Trainum, Snowdon & Deane
CONTACT INFORMATION
1825 K Street N.W., Ste. 1100
Washington, D.C., 20006
Telephone: (202) 785-2908
Fax: (202) 835-8931
Website

Established in 1981

Achievements by the Numbers:

(By LISC and Affiliates since inception)
  • 4,376 homes and apartments
  • 1.7 million square feet of commercial space
  • $127.7 million total investment
  • $607.6 million leveraged

Profile:

Washington DC LISC is using its resources in the Parkside-Kenilworth, Southwest, Ivy City, and Congress Heights neighborhoods to accomplish projects and initiatives that address the needs identified by neighborhood residents, helping them to live and thrive in their local communities. DC LISC is supporting efforts in the Ivy City neighborhood that will replace 37 vacant parcels of land and properties with 58 units of affordable, green housing. In Parkside-Kenilworth, DC LISC is providing equity for 98 units of new senior housing, and in Southwest, LISC’s resources are helping to preserve the affordability of a 107-unit, limited equity cooperative. Through its long partnership with the Atlas Performing Arts Center – an arts venue that has spurred the revitalization of the H Street NE corridor – LISC is supporting the Atlas Stagecraft Program. The nine-month program is providing 16 individuals with hands-on training in highly demanded stagecraft skills such as lighting, sound, projection, and carpentry in hopes of helping these individuals find a living wage and stable employment.

LISC is investing to help restore the longtime vacant historic Howard Theatre. Once open, it will bring jobs and entertainment as well as help spur economic activity in the neighborhood. As a result of our education investments, 45 children living in Southeast Washington, DC neighborhoods are participants in the Higher Achievement Program – a rigorous academic after-school and summer program for children in middle school. LISC is also investing in our partner organization, Bright Beginnings Inc., to help 100 homeless infants and toddlers receive a quality early childhood education. To increase the opportunities for healthy living, LISC is providing funds for a new health care center in Congress Heights that will allow for medical, dental, and mental health care for residents living in neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River.