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QNS: Deal Closed to Add 230 Affordable Housing Units to Hillside Avenue in Jamaica

LISC NY has partnered with MURAL Real Estate Partners, a privately owned real estate company, to develop approximately 230 units of affordable housing on Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. “This investment into this vibrant and culturally rich section of Jamaica represents yet another opportunity to improve the lives of underserved New Yorkers and revitalize an …

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From National LISC:
11.13.2023 -

Settling In—and Getting to Work—at LISC

LISC’s new CEO, Michael T. Pugh, reflects on the full-tilt activity and relationship-building of his first five weeks on the job. Meeting funders, community partners, residents and colleagues has been the most enriching part of the journey.

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Op-Ed: What It Will Take to Temper the Gun Violence That’s Tearing Our Communities Apart

In an opinion piece for Philanthropy News Digest, Mona Mangat, LISC’s vice president for Safety and Justice, and Dr. Shani Buggs, a an assistant professor with the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis, a national expert on gun violence and a LISC partner, describe the efficacy of community violence intervention strategies and the acute …