Bay Area LISC celebrated two milestones in 2017: the arrival of new executive director Cynthia Wong, formerly VP in Global Sustainable Finance at Morgan Stanley, and a historic new partnership with Facebook, key community organizations and the City of East Palo Alto.

The greening of affordable housing and community space is gaining momentum and showing results. But to navigate the complex ecosystem of energy efficiency incentives that bring savings to owners and residents—and protect the environment—owners need support.

When you want to create positive change in a community, it helps to have your ear to the ground. That’s precisely the kind of insight that HELP USA relied on in LISC when building their second supportive and affordable housing development in Buffalo, with the goal of reaching the people in greatest need.