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.
Homeownership Opportunities for San Diego
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. [...]
Diamond District Inclusive Economic Resiliency Agenda
The Diamond District Inclusive Economic Resiliency Agenda is a three-year roadmap that supports an integrated, place-based approach to advancing economic mobility and resilience for communities in the Diamond District. [...]
News & Stories
A Few Minutes with Alma Gutierrez
In her role at the Vista Chamber of Commerce, Alma Gutierrez handles social media, writes a weekly newsletter, and assists with Spanish translation of Vista magazine, published by the Chamber. Earlier this year, as designated chair of the Chamber’s Latino Business Outreach, she was also given the task of organizing the City of Vista’s first-ever Fiestas Patrias
Request for Proposals: Diamond District Inclusive Economic Resiliency Agenda Year 1
Through this Request for Proposals, LISC San Diego is seeking proposals from community-based organizations/non-profits that are interested in working in partnership with LISC San Diego and other Diamond District stakeholders to implement this Agenda.
LISC CEO Talks Affordable Housing, Generational Wealth and the Wonders of Detroit on “Beyond Four Walls” Podcast
LISC CEO Michael T. Pugh joined David Dworkin, CEO of the National Housing Conference (NHC), the nation’s oldest and broadest affordable housing coalition, on NHC’s podcast “Beyond Four Walls: Conversations on Affordable Housing.” The wide-ranging and energetic conversation between these two Detroit natives spans topics ranging from Pugh’s history in the workforce and housing spheres to innovative new projects in Detroit, Dallas and Charlotte, to the imperative work of supporting generational wealth and homeownership for people who have been sidelined from America’s prosperity. This is a must-listen! The podcast episode below was originally published on: A Conversation with Michael Pugh, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) By The National Housing Conference