Stories
Settling In—and Getting to Work—at LISC
LISC’s new CEO, Michael T. Pugh, reflects on the full-tilt activity and relationship-building of his first five weeks on the job. Meeting funders, community partners, residents and colleagues has been the most enriching part of the journey.
Getting Ahead in America Doesn’t Have to Be So Hard
Seemingly intractable issues like racial and gender wage inequities and the benefits cliff keep people mired in poverty in America. But these are systemic failures, not facts of nature, and a national financial inclusion strategy that supports investments in economic empowerment, could go a long way toward closing our country’s unconscionable wealth gaps.
What the Supreme Court’s Dobbs Ruling Means for Our Communities and Our Work
Simply put, it will have a far reaching and devastating impact on equity and the wellbeing of women and families in underserved communities and those living with economic instability.
Investing in Diversity Strengthens Small Businesses, Supply Chains
In a new blog, LISC CEO Lisa Glover takes a closer look at LISC’s innovative collaboration with Abbott to fuel diverse suppliers in the healthcare field—supporting inclusive gains in jobs, health and family incomes as well. “All told, the program is a pro-growth, pro-equity model for small business financing that is designed to have a long-term impact well beyond the work being done today,” she writes.
Listening, Learning and Forging Ahead
LISC’s CEO Lisa Glover reflects on lessons learned while leading the organization through another pandemic year, the imperative of listening to diverse views and strategies that LISC will deploy in 2022 to promote equity and wellbeing in communities we work with.
Justice for George Floyd
The historic murder and manslaughter convictions of Derek Chauvin are a welcome signal of justice for George Floyd, for Black communities long victimized by police violence, and for everyone who wants to live in an authentically safe, just and equitable America. The work of building an anti-racist justice system and healing communities, though, has far to go. LISC is committed to it for the long haul.