Supporting the Frontline Through Community Healing
Research report on the advancing science on violence intervention outreach and trauma exposure.
MURAL Hillside Avenue
LISC originated a $24.70 million acquisistion loan to MURAL Real Estate Partners on behalf of the New York City Acquisition Loan Fund.
Kids in the Spotlight Office & Studio
LISC provided KITS with a $1.93 million loan to acquire their office and studio space in Van Nuys, CA. The loan supports the long-term stability of the organization through rent replacement strategy and allows them to focus on providing workforce training and social services to youth in and transitioning out of foster care.
360 Peachtree
LISC provided a $2.25 million predevelopment loan to support the new construction of 156 multifamily units, of which 136 will be affordable in downtown Atlanta, in partnership with Atlanta First United Methodist Church.
“A Gateway for Possibilities”: Resident Leadership and Community Ownership
In this Spotlight for the Institute for Community Power, we look at three leadership development programs designed and implemented by LISC and local partners: Training the Trainers (T4T) in Houston; the Newark Resident Leadership Academy (NRLA); and Community Connectors in Philadelphia. What follows is not a comprehensive evaluation of the programs. Instead, this is meant to serve as a jumping off point for further exploration, identifying some of the key themes and topics that emerged from interviews with participants and tracing some of the impacts the programs had both on participants and their communities.
Spotlight on Resident Voice and Community Ownership
Community development, at its core, helps residents create their own shared future. This concept of self-determination – also known as community ownership – is fundamental to LISC’s work, as we recognize that both our own investments and others from the public and private sector need to be directed by local voices. This Spotlight for the Institute for Community Power highlights contemporary efforts to advance community ownership by bringing residents together to elevate their voices and decision-making abilities. In it, we look at three programs designed and implemented by LISC and local partners: Training for Trainers (T4T) in Houston; the Newark Resident Leadership Academy (NRLA); and Community Connectors in Philadelphia.