What is LISC?
We are LISC DC, the DC office of the nation’s largest community development organization. With 40 years in the nation’s capital, LISC DC works to make the District and the region a more inclusive, equitable, and prosperous place for all.
Our strategy is rooted in the belief that neighborhood leaders and organizations best understand the assets and needs of their communities. Together, we cultivate a range of projects and initiatives to address poverty, disinvestment, and the structural and historic impacts of racism to build a more resilient community of opportunity.
In 2021 LISC invested $18.5 million, leveraging over $360 million, and helped preserve or produce 795 affordable housing units. Since 1982, we have invested nearly $500 million, leveraging over $2.6 billion. With LISC DC support, our partners have built or preserved over 14,000 affordable homes and 3.7 million square feet of retail, community, and educational space across the Washington, D.C. Region.
LISC Stories
Join Our Team! LISC Seeking a Lending Program Officer
LISC DC is seeking a Program Officer to join its community development lending program in the DC Region. We invite people to apply who are passionate about providing capital to lower income and diverse populations, and who possess expertise in community development, finance, real estate development, and/or lending. The Program Officer will help to grow LISC DC’s lending pipeline, from loan origination, to underwriting, closing, and asset management to support LISC’s strategic priorities and comprehensive approach to equitable development. Please send Cover Letter and Resume via email with “LISC DC Program Officer - Lending” in the subject line to: rjacobson@lisc.org
Donor of the Month: The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
This year, LISC DC will celebrate its 40th year of working with residents and partners to forge resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across the Capitol region. We also celebrate our long-term partners who have enabled us to create a more inclusive, equitable and vibrant community, especially The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.
LISC DC 2021 Highlights
Our annual report is here! 2021 brought with it the continued impacts of racial injustice, health inequities and economic hardship seen in the DC community and the surrounding region. LISC, in partnership with nonprofits, developers, small businesses and residents, we rose to the challenge. We witnessed the incredible possibilities when humanity comes together to solve difficult problems
“A Voice from the Field”- Q+A with LISC President Denise Scott
Denise Scott was named president in December 2021. In the interview that follows, she talks about the to-do list for her first months in the new role, her vision for LISC’s future, and the trajectory of a life committed to closing racial wealth and opportunity gaps.