LISC Jacksonville in Recent News

WJCT First Coast Connect – December 14: Property law and ensuring your legacy

Dr. Cohen sat down with First Coast Connect Host Anne Schindler and LaTonya Lipscomb Smith to discuss heirs’ property and the “crucial need for estate planning.”

Listen to the full segment here.

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Jacksonville Daily Record – December 11: Phoenix Arts & Innovation District announces $7 million LISC loan and start of first phase

The Jacksonville Daily Record published a story about LISC Jacksonville’s $7 million loan to support the Phoenix Arts & Innovation District’s first phase of construction.  

Excerpt:

“For LISC Jacksonville, the PHX JAX project represents an opportunity for us to partner on what we believe is going to be a catalytic project for one of Jacksonville’s fastest growing and most diverse neighborhoods,” said Irvin PeDro Cohen, LISC Jacksonville executive director.

Read the full story here.

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Jacksonville Daily Record – December 4: United Way investing $10 million to facilitate affordable housing

LISC Jacksonville is a partner in the United Way of Northeast Florida’s $10-million commitment to improve housing ownership and access to affordable housing opportunities.

Excerpt:

Progress so far in partnership with Groundwork Jacksonville, the North Riverside CDC, LISC Jacksonville, LIFT JAX and Historic Eastside CDC includes:

• Completing 30 owner-occupied home repairs in North Riverside and Historic Eastside; and
• Serving more than 215 clients in estate planning and probate litigation for heirs’ properties in North Riverside and Historic Eastside.

Read the full story here.

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Jacksonville Business Journal – November 14: How a local nonprofit is looking to save $167 million in wealth locked up in Jacksonville homes

The JBJ attended LISC Jacksonville’s Estate Planning Forum in October and published this article to feature the event but more importantly, the essential work happening to address the issue of heirs’ property and the need proper estate planning to preserve generational wealth.

Excerpt:

Jacksonville has one of the densest collections of [heirs’] properties, according to LISC Jacksonville, the nonprofit that put on the estate planning event and has made heirs' property a focus of its efforts.

In Jacksonville — where neighborhoods filled with heirs properties sit a short distance away from massive developments like the under-construction Four Seasons, making sure long-term residents aren't taken advantage of is vital, LISC Jacksonville Executive Director PeDro Cohen said.

"I've been very candid that this is our anti-gentrification process," he said. "It will never stop people from selling their homes, but now they're informed, they have the same information the investor does.

Read the full story here.

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WJCT First Coast Connect – November 1: Illegal practice of "Redlining"

Dr. Cohen sat down the WJCT’s First Coast Connect alongside Warren Jones, a former city council president and current Duval County School Board member, to discuss the practice and effects of redlining in Jacksonville.

Watch the full segment here.

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Jacksonville Business Journal – October 4: LISC breaks ground on two Eastside homes in Project Boots program

The JBJ published a story about LISC Jacksonville’s latest two homes to break ground as part of its Project Boots homeownership program.

Excerpt:

Non-profit Local Initiatives Support Corporation Jacksonville announced two new homes to be built in Jacksonville’s Historic Eastside neighborhood as part of LISC's Project Boots homeownership program.

Read the full story here.