Celebrating Pride month, Juneteenth, and strides in community violence intervention

“Lifting As We Climb”: In South Minneapolis, a Historic Restoration Heals

In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, one South Minneapolis community convulsed in pain and suffered massive destruction. On Juneteenth this year, it celebrated the fruition of a project that speaks volumes about community agency and ownership, and how support from intermediaries, including LISC, can be profoundly transformative in building back stronger, and more equitably, than ever before. Read full story.

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. The deadline to apply for a grant is September 5, 2024. MORE [ ]

Pain and Progress Through a Rural Lens: Community Violence Intervention Beyond Urban America

LISC's Safety Justice team, in tandem with Rural LISC, invest in capacity building for Community Violence Intervention (CVI) groups who work round the clock to make their communities safer. What started as an approach to quelling crime emerged in America's urban neighborhoods, is now practiced across rural America. MORE [ ]

The Farm Bill’s Potential for Supporting Rural People and Places

LISC's Mark Kudlowitz and Nicole Barcliff review the highly anticipated Farm Bill, critical legislation that can provide rural communities with the resources they need to flourish. The policy duo examines where things stand in Congress and how the legislation can support the needs of families while also revitalizing communities that have long experienced capacity constraints. MORE [ ]

What It Will Take to Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis, in Rhode Island and Beyond

In a sharp editorial for The Boston Globe, LISC Rhode Island senior executive director, Jeanne Cola, celebrates a $120M housing bond that will go before voters this fall, but warns that the figure is not nearly enough to close the state’s enormous affordability gap. Citing a range of creative solutions, Cola argues that only an all-hands-on-deck approach can make good housing for all a reality. MORE [ ]

Pain into Purpose: Community Violence Intervention Workers Tell It Like It Is

By Mona Mangat, LISC Vice President, Safety & Justice

For the second year in a row, the Department of Justice, in partnership with LISC, brought together hundreds of community violence intervention practitioners from across the country to share their experiences and insights on the front lines of gun violence and trauma. In this blog, LISC's Mona Mangat explores their stories and wisdom; underscoring how practitioners are reshaping narratives about victimhood and perpetrators while helping implement solutions to create safer, healthier communities. Read full story.

Two Coramino Fund Recipients Are Championing the LGBTQ Community During Pride and Beyond

This year, the Coramino Fund, a nationwide partnership between LISC, Gran Coramino Tequila, and Kevin Hart to help entrepreneurs serving Black and Latino communities, awarded $10,000 grants to 50 businesses. For Pride Month, Coramino Fund grant recipients Thrive Cakery and Officiant NYC shared how cookie sales and personalized ceremonies support the LGBTQ community year-round. Read more.

LISC State Farm: Celebrating More Than Two Decades of Impact

State Farm has committed a new $2 million, one-year grant to support affordable housing, small business, income and wealth building, and healthy food access. With the new grant, State Farm’s support for LISC now totals $155 million since 2000! We celebrate this renewed commitment by reflecting on our impact together over more than two decades. LEARN MORE [ ]

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