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Ruth Jones Nichols, Formerly of HUD, Joins LISC as Executive Vice President to Lead Nationwide Program Activity
Dr. Jones Nichols will oversee LISC’s 37 metro-area program offices, Rural LISC and all its national programs. In addition to her federal leadership experience, she brings to LISC decades of experience working at the local level on critical issues related to housing, jobs, racial and gender equity, education and food access.
Frontline Communities Can’t Wait: A Blueprint for Building Sustainable Neighborhoods Now
In an op-ed for “Smart Cities Dive”, LISC CEO Michael T. Pugh, and Enterprise Community Partners CEO Shaun Donovan, weigh in on how climate and community develop are fundamentally part of the same whole—the premise of a new book, “What’s Possible: Investing NOW for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods”, just co-published by their two organizations with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. And for investments in green community development to be successful, they argue, the work must be guided by strategies that prioritize community input and involvement.
Press Release: LISC NY, Capital Impact Partners, and Novis Living LLC to Rehabilitate 48 Affordable Co-Op Homes
“As we continue to work to address the housing crisis in New York, we must not forget the importance of increasing homeownership in our underserved communities, as it is a generator of generational wealth and economic stimulus that will help to close the racial wealth gap," said Valerie White, Senior Executive Director of LISC NY.
LISC Receives $2M Grant from The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation to Renovate Sports Spaces for Youth in Under-Resourced Communities
With a new $2 million grant from The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation, LISC opens a second application round for Game On-Community Places to Play, an initiative that funds the renovation of indoor and outdoor athletic spaces for young athletes, particularly in under-resourced communities. The deadline to apply for a grant is September 5, 2024.
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LISC NY supports local partners across New York State whose services and programs aim to create a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable New York. We believe that the time has come to forge a future for New York, that equitably distributes capital resources and investments, protects affordable housing for LMI New Yorkers, and builds pathways of meaningful economic opportunity for all.
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