Recent News & Stories

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3.22.2024 -

Women's History Month Profile: Classie Dudley

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Classie Dudley is the Executive Director of Community Action Duluth, an important partner of LISC Duluth with the Financial Opportunity Center Program. Though Classie has only been with CAD for 2 years, she is no stranger to community development in our community, with over 12 years of experience in social impact roles. Classie also serves as the president of the Duluth branch of the NAACP.

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3.15.2024 -

Women's History Month Partner Profile: Emily Edison

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Emily Edison is the Executive Director of SOAR career Solutions. She has been with SOAR for 11 years. SOAR provides career training, employment services, and re-entry programs designed to "to help move people into sustainable employment and contribute to a prosperous community". Emily has partnered with LISC on the Wealth, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Sustainability program.

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From National LISC:
3.13.2024 -

LISC Named One of ImpactAssets 50 Emeritus Awardees for 2024

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LISC has once more been named Emeritus Impact Manager for the ImpactAssets 50 (IA 50), a who’s-who of fund managers dedicated to creating positive social and environmental impact. The IA Emeritus category represents impact fund managers who have been on the IA 50 for at least five years. LISC is one of ten community development financial institutions (CDFIs) that were selected for this year’s IA 50, reflecting the critical role CDFIs continue to play to build more inclusive and equitable communities.

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LISC's 2021 Policy Priorities

Rising to the Challenge in 2021

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Meet Microgrant Recipients: Janessa Lott & Ray Moore

Building Healthy Communities Award - Featured Project: Decker Dwellings

Duluth's Digital Inclusion Initiative

Opportunity Zones

Duluth Opportunity Zones Portal

Explore our new portal to learn more about Duluth's zones and the Opportunity Zones incentive. [...]

We Are in the Zones

Find our how LISC is working in Opportunity Zones across the country [...]

Resources

Get the latest tools and information related to Opportunity Zones. Including federal and state resources [...]

Opportunity Zones 101

Not sure what Opportunity Zones are? We've compiled frequently asked questions on design, timeline and impact [...]

About Duluth LISC

Duluth LISC is one of 31 local offices of Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), a national nonprofit community development organization and CDFI. Overall, LISC has invested $17.3 billion in neighborhoods and rural communities across the United States.

We combine corporate, government and philanthropic resources and have invested $90 million, leveraging $302,331,771 million in Duluth to develop or preserve 1,684 units of housing, created 186 new child-care spaces, 1,553 new jobs. Duluth LISC works to see people and places prosper by addressing comprehensive revitalization, affordable housing development and preservation, and building the capacity of local community development organizations to see neighborhoods are places of choice and opportunity to all. Learn more.