Welcome to LISC Rhode Island
LISC Rhode Island works with community members and local leaders to invest funding and "know how" in affordable housing, 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. In 2023, our team invested $62.7 million and delivered 6,717 hours of technical assistance to nearly 190 partners across the State.
Latest News
Family Child Care Providers Find Success and Community through Cohort Model
Family child care providers participated in a LISC-led technical assistance cohort model, helping them succeed in utilizing funds from a City of Providence program.
"Mental Health is Health" Campaign Highlights Resources for Community
LISC facilitated a Participatory Budgeting program in the Pawtucket Central Falls Health Equity Zone that asked the community how they wanted to spend $385,000 to improve community health. The program receiving the second highest number of votes, the “Mental Health IS Health” anti-stigma campaign, launches four videos to address mental health challenges just in time for the holidays.
A Place for Caregiving: LISC Strengthens Housing Stability for Home-Based Child Care Providers
Home-based child care providers are a lifeline for working families, yet they often face challenges with housing and financial stability. A new Q&A with LISC experts dives into their struggles, critical needs, and a pilot program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help them thrive.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) delivers capital, strategy, and specialized technical assistance to partners to help communities become places where people can thrive.
6,717 Hours of Technical Assistance to 189 groups
$12 M in Grants
$62 M in Affordable Housing and Community Space
$287 M
in Rhode Island
$591.5 M
Leading to $2.1 B in total development