Recent News & Stories
Women's History Month Profile: Classie Dudley
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.
Women's History Month Partner Profile: Emily Edison
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.
LISC Named One of ImpactAssets 50 Emeritus Awardees for 2024
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.
Rising to the Challenge in 2021
View our online event celebrating 24 Years Working in Duluth - Rising to the Challenge
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Meet Microgrant Recipients: Janessa Lott & Ray Moore
Building Healthy Communities Award - Featured Project: Decker Dwellings
What's Happening in Duluth
Click Image to View 2021 Video: The COVID-19 pandemic brought many new challenges to our way of life -- changing the way we work, interact with others and learn. LISC Duluth and partners rose to the challenge to address inequities in health, wealth and education through digital inclusion and access. [...]
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.