Statement on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Justice (DEIJ)

At LISC Massachusetts, we are committed to working with residents and partners in Massachusetts to forge resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity-–great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families.  Our goal is to invest resources and build partnerships to confront systemic challenges in community development, with a special focus on addressing social and racial inequities.​

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice are the core values that encompass the cornerstone of who we are, what we do, how we measure impact, with whom we partner, how we earn trust, and show up in our community. LISC Massachusetts values listening to and engaging neighborhood residents and community members, and incorporating their input and feedback into the design, creation, and execution of LISC’s work.​

We will strive to cultivate leadership, organizational capacity and technical skills of residents, practitioners and community-based organizations to help make life outcomes more equitable; and to support and expand the impact of BIPOC leadership, identify and counteract systemic racism, and foster partnerships to advance systems change and racial justice in Massachusetts.

DEIJ is reflected in our commitment to ensuring these values manifest and permeate our programs, policies and practices and are lived out daily by our staff and Local Advisory Council. LISC Massachusetts will continue to recruit, retain, and support diverse staff and LAC members to best connect with communities and organizations with whom we partner, and to ensure the depth and breadth of representation across race, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, industry, education, lived experience and other dimensions of diversity.