About Us

Local: No two neighborhoods are the same, each has its own story to tell. LISC is here to listen. By approaching LISC’s mission – working with residents and partners to forge resilient and inclusive communities – on a local level, we can ensure that our work is rooted in what neighbors want for themselves, their families and the places they call “home”.

Initiatives: LISC engages with its neighbors to understand the gaps in our community, creating initiatives: Affordable Housing, Economic Development, and Capacity Building, that address the specific needs of underserved and under-resourced neighborhoods in San Diego.

Support: LISC invests its time and resources into program areas that align with our initiatives – supporting community members, fellow non-profits, and partner organizations. Catalyzing opportunity for all.

Corporation: LISC is a network of 35+ local offices, serving communities around the nation. LISC San Diego is dedicated to helping San Diego residents create healthy, sustainable communities.

With residents and partners, LISC forges resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America – great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families.

Our Mission

Strategies We Pursue

Strengthen existing alliances while building new collaborations to increase our impact on the progress of people and places

Develop leadership and the capacity of partners to advance our work together

Equip talent in underinvested communities with the skills and credentials to compete successfully for quality income and wealth opportunities

Invest in businesses, housing and other community infrastructure to catalyze economic, health, safety and educational mobility for individuals and communities

Drive local, regional, and national policy and system changes that foster broadly shared prosperity and well-being

Our Impact:

$243 million total investment
$967 million leveraged
974,293 sq. ft. retail & community space
6,483 affordable homes