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1.11.2024 -

Heeding MLK’s Call to Serve—365 Days a Year

On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday every year—a national day of service—we celebrate not only his legacy but also LISC's AmeriCorps members, who are answering his call to action and dedicating themselves to serve the under-resourced communities we work with, every day of the year. Since the program's inception, LISC AmeriCorps has placed more than 3,400 full- and part-time members in over 102 communities across the country. Meet some of them here, and learn about new and creative ways they are fueling equity and impact through their service.

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9.14.2022 -

The Transformative Power of an Expungement Clinic in the Mississippi Delta

One in three Americans has a criminal record, many of which reflect dropped charges or fines their holders simply couldn't afford to pay. In Greenville, MS, where far too many people, especially Black residents, can't pursue their goals because of barriers created by their records, LISC and a coalition of partners launched an expungement program to help job- and education-seekers get those charges and fines dismissed. It's part of a movement to upend the criminalization of poverty and help people advance on the path to wellbeing and financial stability, in Greenville and beyond.

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6.07.2022 -

With $4 Million Grant, LISC AmeriCorps Will Power More Service + Economic Mobility

A new $4 million federal grant will help LISC AmeriCorps level up its commitment to strengthening local organizations in the communities we work with—especially through the new Economic Mobility Corps program, which places AmeriCorps members in local CDFIs to promote innovative strategies for narrowing racial and economic wealth and equity gaps.

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3.14.2022 -

This AmeriCorps Week, Celebrating Service as a Springboard to Success

This week, March 13-19, is AmeriCorps Week 2022, and in recognition of members' service throughout the year, Sarah Sturtevant, deputy director of LISC's AmeriCorps program, turns a spotlight on the extraordinary contributions of members in the communities LISC works with. We're proud to partner with a number of members who won AmeriCorps Equity and Innovation Grant awards this past year. Read on for more about their work.

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12.20.2021 -

LISC Announces 46 CDFI Partners for Economic Mobility Corps

LISC is collaborating with mission-driven lenders in underserved urban and rural communities on a new national service program to provide financial literacy, financial planning, budgeting, saving, and other financial counseling education to residents—all with an eye toward addressing persistent poverty and helping families build a stronger future.

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Reweaving Independence Day Through National Service

On the eve of July 4, 2021, Stacey Grant, senior program director of LISC AmeriCorps, reflects on the contradictions inherent in the holiday and makes the case for how service to country and community can pave a path to healing, growth, liberty and justice for everyone who calls the United States home.