Introducing the Homeownership Opportunities for San Diego Intitiative and Coalition
LISC San Diego has joined with several local partners to launch the Homeownership Opportunities for San Diego initiative and coalition. The initiative would clear the way for numerous single-family homes in San Diego to be replaced by four smaller homes costing no more than $600,000. Specifically, Homeownership Opportunities for San Diego would allow homeowners on lots of at least 5,000 sq. ft. to subdivide their land into FOUR separate parcels to achieve the following goals:
- Help solve our region’s housing crisis
- End housing segregation
- Build intergenerational wealth for underserved families
- Grow the local economy and increase city revenues
- Increase density and decrease Vehicle Miles Traveled
The coalition also supports Mayor Todd Gloria's Housing Action Plan 2.0.
To learn more, please be sure to check out our newly launched website and45-second explainer video!
We support our communities in three main ways:
We provide financial and human capital to build the capacity of our partner organizations.
We invest in affordable housing, small businesses, commercial corridors, and neighborhood assets to improve social, economic, and physical health.
We amplify the voices of communities that have been impacted by the history of redlining and exclusionary zoning policies, resulting in racially segregated neighborhoods and concentrated poverty.
Mapping Inequality: Redlining in San Diego
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As cities across the nation are being forced to examine how and where structural racism manifests locally, redliningis often the first stop. [...]
City Heights Business Relief Fund
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The economic impact of COVID-19 has been catastrophic for small businesses. Diverse communities such as City Heights have especially been hit hard, and many small businesses owned by people of color have had challenges accessing limited Federal, State, and City relief funds [...]
News & Stories
Building Inclusive and Healthy Neighborhoods, Block by Block: Findings from 11 Neighborhoods Nationwide
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A new report from Brookings Metro examines LISC’s community-centered economic inclusion initiative, which centers neighborhoods as the key setting for driving strong regional economies. The lessons in this report make one thing clear: To truly transform the prosperity and well-being of entire cities and regions, it’s past time to abandon top-down or “trickle-down” approaches and embrace the actionable, community-rooted models that have demonstrated impact in cities and neighborhoods nationwide. Image courtesy of Jana River Medlock Photography
From Housing to Economic Mobility: Inside LISC’s Strategies for Change with CEO Michael T. Pugh
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In a wide-ranging interview with Denver Fredericks, host of the Business of Giving podcast, LISC CEO Michael T. Pugh describes the pillars of LISC's work investing in communities and what's on the horizon for the CDFI under his leadership. "[We] can be a real catalyst for economic development in communities," says Pugh. "And frankly the best is yet to come."
LISC and Coalition Partners Awarded $2 Billion via National Clean Investment Fund
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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.