Stories

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3.19.2024 -

“You Will Not Be Alone”: LISC + Verizon Provide Lifeline for Entrepreneurs New to U.S.

Drawing on their Argentinian heritage and family legacy as purveyors of fine sausages, Federico Etchechoury and his brother Martín brought their craft to the U.S. where they opened WeARGourment in suburban Atlanta. They soon found that starting a business in a new country is full of challenges. Thankfully, the Etchechoury brothers discovered Verizon Small Business Digital Ready, a free learning platform offering courses and one-on-one consulting in English and Spanish. Watch their story!

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1.30.2024 -

Kaiser Permanente + LISC: Addressing Economic Factors That Impact Community Health

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 is collaborating with Kaiser Permanente to support locally-driven strategies that spark economic growth in under-invested places.

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4.05.2023 -

Walmart Foundation Teams Up with LISC to Expand Equitable Food Access and Fuel Community-Based Nonprofits

In collaboration with the Walmart Foundation, LISC announced funding to help eight community-based nonprofits increase access to healthy, affordable food in under-resourced communities. Located primarily across the Southeast region, grantees will undertake efforts ranging from farmer-led urban agriculture to mobile food markets to the establishment of a community food policy council.

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2.07.2023 -

LISC & Uber Eats Announce Black Restaurant Fund to Expand Access to Growth Capital

LISC and Uber Eats are teaming up on a new effort to address the racial capital gap that affects many Black restaurant owners, particularly in economically disadvantaged communities.

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12.08.2022 -

Rocket Community Fund & LISC Launch $2M Program in Four Cities to Grow Financial Stability for Underserved Residents

The new Rocket Wealth Accelerator leverages LISC’s Financial Opportunity Center network in four cities to pair financial coaching with a savings account match program to help families of color meet emergency needs, build credit, and grow generational wealth.

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10.20.2022 -

LISC CDFI Loans Support Local Small Business Lending Through Pandemic and Beyond

LISC supported a range of small business CDFIs during the pandemic to help them deploy capital locally to entrepreneurs. This summer, we had a chance to check in with two of them to learn more about their impact.