Stories
MacKenzie Scott Donates $65 Million to LISC
MacKenzie Scott, the prolific philanthropist, announced that she is donating $65 million to LISC, the largest contribution in our organization’s 45-year history. This is Scott’s second grant to LISC, which builds on a $40 million gift in 2020 that was used to seed programs that narrow gaps in health, wealth and opportunity, particularly for communities …
LISC Jacksonville Launches Emerging Developer Program
From apartments to single- and multi-family homes across Duval County, creating affordable housing has been a main tenet of LISC Jacksonville’s work since its inception in 1999. And now, while the organization continues with its legacy homeownership programs such as Project Boots and others, LISC Jacksonville has become further embedded in the local affordable housing …
Executive Director’s Column: “Not Like Us”
One of the summer’s most popular songs is Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” and in reflecting upon the work of LISC Jacksonville recently, it became obvious to me that many agencies are not like us. I say that from the humblest of places while highlighting the momentum LISC Jacksonville has been able to generate over …