LISC supports Advocacy to Legacy in Hartford. A2L, LLC was formed in 1991 by Violette Haldane to educate her family and community in how to advocate for themselves to be a driving force for change in their lives. Advocacy and Legacy focused on education, health, financial literacy, and home ownership. The work was done through …

In June, LISC’s Hartford Neighborhood Development Support Collaborative (HNDSC) convened at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (HFPG). Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance (NINA), Mutual Housing Association of Greater Hartford (MHAGH), Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance (SINA), and Sheldon Oak Central (SOC) presented new five -year neighborhood plans to guide development in the Asylum Hill, Frog Hollow, …

One way that LISC addresses community need is through the AmeriCorps program. Our AmeriCorps program places passionate people with local nonprofits, especially those with Black and Brown leaders, in the neighborhoods where they work. By placing members in community organizations, they are empowered to be a catalyst for physical and economic revitalization in their neighborhoods. …