Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice
LISC Greater Kansas City is intentional in building and maintaining diversity and inclusion. We are committed to ensuring that equitable policies and practices are embedded throughout all our work. LISC Kansas City Staff works with a diversity, equity, inclusion and justice consultant who provides technical assistance to address diversity, equity, and inclusion in our everyday policies and within our 2020 to 2024 strategic plan. As an organization, we are committed to building and maintaining a diverse, effective, and inclusive Local Advisory Board (LAB). We are committed to ensuring that the ways in which LISC KC staff work with one another, their partners, and the communities they serve are inclusive, respectful, and that they are able to support LISC’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Affordable Housing
A safe, affordable home is one of the basic requisites of life—a key to individual and family health, family wealth, economic stability, and wellbeing, and is the foundation for sustainable, economically vibrant and diverse neighborhoods. [...]
Financial Stability
Healthy, sustainable communities are made up of people who have living wage jobs and feel confident about their economic futures. LISC invests in helping people tackle all the facets of financial life. [...]
Our Stories
Investing In A Future For Us All: LISC’s 2023 Annual Report is here!
It was a year of new leadership, new vision and renewed commitment. We invested an extraordinary $2.4 billion and doubled down on our work to create affordable housing, catalyze financial opportunity and promote climate resiliency. And so much more.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Offers Financial Literacy Opportunities for Youth
Financial education is an important component to building community wealth. The Federal Reserve System has three primary functions: to conduct monetary policy, supervise and regulate financial institutions and support the payments processes. Through those functions, the organization is able to further promote stability.
LISC Releases Report on Home Repair in Jackson County
Home repair is a critical but often overlooked means to preserve affordable housing and generational wealth. With generous support from Jackson County Missouri, LISC Greater Kansas City recently commissioned Hoxie Collective to create a report on repair sources within the county. The report provides information from 17 home repair providers within the county. The report was created to be a resource for homeowners, policymakers, local government, funders and intermediaries like LISC.