Financial Opportunity Centers
Financial Opportunity Centers (FOCs) are LISC's primary vehicle used to help families achieve economic stability. Based on the Center for Working Families model created by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, FOCs focus on improving the financial bottom line for low-to-moderate income families. Financial Opportunity Centers provide services across three areas: employment placement and career improvement; financial education and coaching; and public benefits access.
Our FOCs help to increase financial stability for residents in neighborhoods throughout Central Virginia. Increased financial stability is a priority in the neighborhoods we serve and our innovative approach prepares individuals for the workplace and beyond.
LISC Virginia brought the first Financial Opportunity Center to Virginia in 2012, and now includes four FOCs across Richmond and Petersburg.
LISC Virginia FOC Network
HumanKind
Jonathan Gedeon, FOC Director
908 North Thompson St
Richmond, VA 23230
Direct: 804-461-3585 ext. 117
Cell: 804-229-0358
Fax: 804-303-8523
jgedeon@humankind.org
Piedmont Housing Alliance
Shymora Cooper, FOC Manager
682 Berkmar Circle
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
Phone: 434-817-2436
Fax: 434-817-0664
scooper@piedmonthousing.org
Southside Community Development & Housing Corporation (SCDHC)
Dianna Bowser, Executive Director (and FOC Director)
1624 Hull Street
Richmond, VA 23224
Phone: 804-231-4449
Fax: 804-862-1015
dianna@scdhc.com
The Neighborhood Resource Center of Greater Fulton (NRC)
Breanne Armbrust, Executive Director (and FOC Director)
1519 Williamsburg Road
Richmond, VA 23231
Phone: 804-864-5797
Fax: 804-622-7523
breanne@nrccafe.org
