About LISC
Together with residents and partners, LISC forges resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America – great places to live, work, visit, do business, and raise families.
Strategies We Pursue
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) equips communities with the capital, strategy, and know-how to become places where people can thrive. Working with community members and local leaders, we invest in affordable housing, early child care facilities, health equity, education, public safety, and workforce development – all basic needs that must be tackled together so that progress is made for all residents.
Since we opened our Rhode Island office in 1991, we have invested more than $529 million in Rhode Island neighborhoods, helping to create more than 10,140 homes that are affordable, and supported the development of more than 2.5 million sq. ft. of commercial, child care, education, and community space. This investment has leveraged more than $1.8 billion of community development activity here in Rhode Island. Visit www.rilisc.org to learn more.