About LISC Philadelphia
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Philadelphia is one of 38 local offices of the nation’s largest community development organization. LISC works alongside residents and partners, to create resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America –great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families.
LISC invests in historically disinvested communities across the country in order to close gaps around health, wealth, and opportunity. Over our 40+ years, LISC Philadelphia has supported the creation of 9,536 affordable homes and 2.8 million square feet of commercial space representing $644 million in total investment.
Recent News & 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.
LISC and Coalition Partners Awarded $2 Billion via National Clean Investment Fund
LISC is one of five organizations leading Power Forward Communities, a new coalition investing in green housing and jobs to support economic opportunity and climate resilience. Today, the EPA awarded the coalition $2 billion to implement a decarbonization strategy that also lifts up under-resourced communities—making housing more affordable, expanding employment, mitigating climate impacts and improving local health. Capital and programs will be deployed over a series of years, and LISC Philadelphia will alert local partners to opportunities as they become available.
Meaningful Engagement: A Key to Equitable Climate Action in Community Development
In her chapter from What’s Possible: Investing NOW for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods, LISC’s Madeline del Carmen Fraser Cook, who also co-edited the book, explores the imperative of authentic community engagement in the work of supporting historically underinvested places to become more energy efficient and climate resilient. It’s a process that demands insight, bona fide listening and what she describes as “working at the speed of trust.”