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LISC and Coalition Partners Awarded $2 Billion via National Clean Investment Fund
LISC is one of five organizations leading Power Forward Communities, a new coalition investing in green housing and jobs to support economic opportunity and climate resilience. Today, the EPA awarded the coalition $2 billion to implement a decarbonization strategy that also lifts up under-resourced communities—making housing more affordable, mitigating climate impacts and improving local health.
Executive Director’s Column: The Work of a Social Intermediary
As a kid, one of the things my Pop Warner football team would do when we got close to the opponents’ field would be to break out into this wild chant, asking ourselves, “Who are we?” We evidently knew, but the goal was to be so loud and boisterous that it intimidated the other team. …
Celebrating our 2024 Community Development Award Winners
Last month, LISC Jacksonville honored multiple community visionaries during its biennial Community Development Awards celebration at the Ritz Theatre & Museum. The award winners represent four highly successful community development initiatives that are creating economic and social advancement opportunities in Jacksonville’s historically under-resourced neighborhoods.