We connect local groups across America with the capital and technical know-how to help build inclusive, resilient communities of opportunity.
Learn more about LISC.

Our partners share our commitment to nurturing opportunity in underserved communities.
Partner with LISC.

LISC supports underserved borrowers with flexible lending products to help uplift their communities. Learn more about LISC Lending.

Our investments support economic growth in communities struggling to jumpstart their local economies—while lowering energy costs for residents and combatting pollution at the same time.
Learn more about our Green work.

What We Do

LISC invests in overlapping program areas that reach into every corner of community life.

Affordable Housing

Child Care & Early Learning

Economic Development

Education

Green Development

Health

Income & Wealth Building

Safety & Justice

Small Business

Sports & Recreation

Our approach is comprehensive, data-driven and—most important—guided by what community members want for themselves, their families and the places they call home. Learn more about our program areas.

Latest Stories

A Cincinnati Group, with Support from LISC, Helps Formerly Incarcerated People Pave a Path to Stability and Belonging

Cincinnati Works, a longtime LISC workforce development partner, understands what it takes to help someone get a bona fide second chance following pri [...]

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