Programs
"If
San Diego LISC didn't exist, we would have to invent the
organization,
because national grant resources that need a
local
administrator would simply
pass us by. San
Diego LISC
plays a key role
in getting reinvestment
back into
our
neglected
communities."
--- Sue Reynolds
Executive Director
Community
Housing
Works
|
The Local
Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is a national organization dedicated to
helping transform neighborhoods into healthy and sustainable communities of
choice and opportunity – good places to live,
do business, work and raise families.
We
provide services such
as financing, capacity building support, training, and technical assistance for
a variety of projects and organizations in San Diego neighborhoods. Our programs include:
: LISC provides
loan financing for comprehensive neighborhood
revitalization projects including, but not limited to, affordable housing,
commercial development, community facilities, and educational facilities. In addition, a LISC affiliate provides
Equity financing through the Loan Income Housing Tax Credit and New Market Tax
Credit programs.
: LISC strengthens community based organizations by building the capacity
of these organizations to take on comprehensive neighborhood revitalization
projects. Local capacity building programs include our
Capacity Building Initiative and
LISC Americorps
program.
: San Diego LISC further supports
neighborhood revitalization efforts and organizational capacity building through a wide variety of training
opportunities, including our Housing Development Training Institute program. We are also a technical assistance
provider.
: As part of a National organization,
San Diego LISC is able to bring additional resources and technical assistance to
San
Diego, including the
NFL Grassroots Program.
To learn more about our programs and services, please visit the links on the left-hand side of this page.
