In the News from past year

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Note to Small Biz: Loans Are Available: Elizabeth Duffrin, Jun 6, 2013; Good news for Mom and Pop corner stores, auto repair shops and your neighborhood taqueria: More loan options are available for small businesses than most realize.
Community Kickstart in Chicago: Sam Dolgin-Gardner, Apr 12, 2013; Curated "Kickstart" pages give worthwhile community projects in Chicago an opportunity to appeal directly to supporters for funding.
Improved KC communities improve resident health: Sam Dolgin-Gardner, Mar 5, 2013; Residents of Kansas City neighborhoods that are supported by LISC had lower blood pressure than similar neighborhoods without LISC programs, according to researchers.
"The tactical thing wasn't working": Sam Dolgin-Gardner, Feb 6, 2013; At a summit in Newark, N.J., experts on crime prevention, community organizations, Greater Newark LISC and police sat down and talked about a new era in fighting local crime.
Fishtown on the rise: Pam Thomas, Jan 28, 2013; On East Girard Avenue, conditions are ripe for a commercial renaissance.
Philly stake: Pam Thomas, Jan 28, 2013; A model block and other new programs offer a commercial corridor in Philadelphia’s Fishtown community a chance to shine.
Lawrenceville’s big day: Dana Allwein, Jan 2, 2013; MetroEdge starts researching how to foster a grassroots mainstay in Pittsburgh.
Fighting climate change at the community level: Carl Vogel, Dec 11, 2012; Thanks to a program that provides a comprehensive perspective on green development, urban neighborhoods are giving a new look at saving the environment.
Life after Sandy: Dec 11, 2012; More than half a dozen key LISC staff on the East Coast participated in a roundtable to discuss the effects of Hurricane Sandy and what it means for their cities and communities moving forward.
Response teamwork: Eileen Figel, Dec 11, 2012; Five big ideas for how CDCs and other local organizations can play a key role in helping their communities recover from disaster.
Changes at the Institute: Joel Bookman and Eileen Figel, Dec 9, 2012; Operations for the Institute move to LISC headquarters in New York.
Washington monument: Eileen Figel, Nov 12, 2012; A new book carefully chronicles what it took to build the community development field in Washington D.C.—and what it has meant for the city.
Sandy, climate change and community development: Eileen Figel, Nov 5, 2012; There are ways for local, neighborhood-based initiatives to join in the fight against global warming. In fact, some communities have already started.
Local thoughts on the big picture: Eileen Figel, Oct 22, 2012; Community practitioners give their insight into the thoughtful essays of the new book Investing in What Works for America's Communities.
Community democracy: Jenifer Wagley, Oct 21, 2012; In Houston, a commitment to new ways of building neighborhood leadership, engagement and civic capacity.
Mixed and matched: Jennifer Rodríguez, Oct 21, 2012; Pairing improvements to local infrastructure with social services and other supports is making a difference in low-income communities in Eastern North Philadelphia.
More alike than different: Micah Gursky, Oct 21, 2012; What works in rural community development is what works in cities—especially when you plan for any differences in scale.
Planning for rural demographics: John Niederman, Oct 21, 2012; In Huntington, Indiana, a nonprofit is jumpstarting a conversation about how comprehensive community development can help reverse long-term population loss.
Public safety in numbers: Jacqueline Samuel, Oct 21, 2012; In South Chicago, a local organizer explains that when violence threatens to take over a community, it takes the whole community to fight back.
Measuring dollars and change: Loreal Mallett, Oct 15, 2012; A Q&A with Jennifer McClain, who helps Financial Opportunity Centers around the country use data to help clients improve their family finances
Hard Hat High: Elizabeth Duffrin, Oct 1, 2012; A YouthBuild program in Los Angeles helps keep high school students on track for graduation while also teaching them the building trades.
Asset development: Dana Allwein, Sep 25, 2012; To build stronger local businesses, one Pittsburgh neighborhood hopes tourists relish the view, then stay awhile.
Help for struggling commercial corridors: Joel Bookman, Sep 24, 2012; The new MetroEdge tab gives information about how this commercial corridor support program works, as well as examples of how it has made a difference around the country.
One small town’s many changes: Eileen Figel, Sep 17, 2012; The residents of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania are finding ways to put their small town’s plan into action.
Back from disaster: Eileen Figel, Sep 10, 2012; Recovery efforts work best when they’re strategic, broadly focused and targeted to the communities that need the most help.