Building Equitable Communities Together
LISC Phoenix was formed in 1992 and since its inception has collaborated with place-based organizations and our corporate, foundation and public partners to create an innovative approach to working with neighborhoods that face systemic challenges.
News & Stories
Life taught Evelyn Flores how to help build out unique FOC
Evelyn Flores knows what generating community wealth looks like. It’s helping hard-working people address transportation or child-care challenges that are hurting their chances for promotion or higher-paying jobs.
Wishing Patrick McNamara a Farewell
After 13 years at LISC, Patrick McNamara is moving on. Through his work, we've helped bring unique projects to the Valley like the Newton, taken a lead in transit-oriented development with projects like the Union @ Roosevelt, and contributed to thousands of affordable housing units all around the state.
Funds to Feed grantees innovate new models for delivering food and connecting with communities
Community and grassroots organizations across Phoenix leveraged Funds to Feed grants from the City of Phoenix to provide food and other services in innovative ways to people experiencing food insecurity.
Celebrating Week of the Young Child
High-quality child care is an investment in Arizona's economy, ensuring children can learn and grow, parents can earn a living and support their families, and communities thrive. But in Arizona, child care challenges will cost an estimated loss of $1.7 billion to the state's economy annually. This week — and every week — we encourage you to show your support for early childhood education and educators. Through the Arizona Child Care Infrastructure Grant program, we met child care providers across the state improving their child care facilities and opening new ones so that more families in their communities could access high-quality child care. Read on for how early learning and child care providers are working to support Arizona's youngest children and their families.
LISC and Coalition Partners Awarded $2 Billion via National Clean Investment Fund
LISC is one of five organizations leading Power Forward Communities, a new coalition investing in green housing and jobs to support economic opportunity and climate resilience. Today, the EPA awarded the coalition $2 billion to implement a decarbonization strategy that also lifts up under-resourced communities—making housing more affordable, mitigating climate impacts and improving local health.