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Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) equips communities with the capital, strategy, and the know-how to become places where people can thrive. Working with community members and local leaders, we invest in affordable housing, early child care facilities, health equity, education, public safety and workforce development – all basic needs that must be tackled together so that progress is made for all residents.
Latest News
This is an All-Hands-On-Deck Moment in Rhode Island
Senior Executive Director Jeanne Cola makes a call for united cooperation to address the housing crisis in Rhode Island. Her op-ed, published in the Boston Globe, highlights ways we need to work together to address the crippling housing shortage.
New Culinary Hub to Open in Providence to Aid Workforce Development
A dream come true: LISC FOC opens up a new Culinary Hub and eatery to provide apprenticeship training for students to open in Providence.
The City of Pawtucket Awarded $670,000 from RIDEM Grant and EOHHS for John Street Park Enhancements
Last year, Pawtucket and Central Falls residents voted through a RIDOH-funded participatory budgeting process to implement a splash pad project in their community. This year, the City of Pawtucket was awarded additional funding by RIDEM and EOHHS to make even more improvements to John Street Park, where the splash pad will be constructed.