A healthy community isn’t just about access to high-quality, reliable health care. Individuals and families also need access to good jobs, opportunities to build wealth, and thriving, locally-owned businesses. Kaiser Permanente understands how economic factors can shape well-being, especially in communities of color that often don’t benefit from regional or national prosperity. Learn how LISC …

from Fast Company

The 11th Street Bridge Park engaged community members from the outset, working to understand what residents needed and find ways to limit displacement. "In total, $86 million has been invested on the equitable development side of the bridge park project. That includes $14 million in charitable donations raised by the bridge park and an investment …

A few weeks ago, I crossed over the Anacostia River into Ward 8, and was welcomed with the realization of a vision, a dream, shared with me and my LISC colleagues in the prior century: a “gateway” had arisen on a vacant lot.