April 12, 2012
Detroit LISC Blogs—Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation held its first Community Visioning Meeting as part of the Quality of Life planning process in Grandmont Rosedale. More than 150 residents took part to help… Continue
March 28, 2012
Detroit LISC Blogs—Detroit LISC's Community Development Spotlight is on Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation, which works with residents to improve the quality of life in Detroit's Grandmont Rosedale neighborhood.
March 27, 2012
Detroit LISC Blogs—Detroit residents are finding new opportunities for living-wage jobs in the restaurant industry through ROC-Michigan's COLORS Restaurant and Training Center, which opened in January 2012.
March 22, 2012
Detroit LISC Blogs—UNI kicked off the Quality of Life planning process in Springwells Village with this first community meeting, which was attended by more than 100 residents and stakeholders. This meeting was an… Continue
March 21, 2012
Detroit LISC Blogs—Grand/Woodward residents joined Detroit LISC and Vanguard staff for this Quality of Life meeting. The topic of community safety led to a resident proposal for a new safety initiative that would help… Continue
February 10, 2012
Detroit LISC Blogs—Vanguard CDC, Detroit LISC's Convening Agency in the Grand/Woodward neighborhood, held its Quality of Life planning process kickoff meeting. Residents were asked to prioritize existing and new ideas… Continue
February 3, 2012
2012 Press Releases—Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Morgan Stanley are offering low-cost, long-term financing to small businesses in several U.S. cities, including Detroit, through a $10 million pilot… Continue
Our programs—Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Morgan Stanley are offering low-cost, long-term financing to small businesses in several U.S. cities, including Detroit, through a $10 million pilot… Continue
November 30, 2011
Detroit LISC Blogs—A panel of experts discussed resident-driven community safety initiatives at the Detroit LISC Building Sustainable Communities Symposium on September 8, 2011. Can residents take the lead in such… Continue
November 17, 2011
Detroit LISC Blogs—Detroit LISC took a bus full of Detroit community stakeholders to Indianapolis to see how Indianapolis LISC has been implementing the Building Sustainable Communities strategies in five… Continue
October 25, 2011
Detroit LISC Blogs—On Friday, October 21, 2011, Detroit LISC partner Urban Neighborhood Initiatives held a special event to recognize the Heroes of the Neighborhood.
August 31, 2011
LISC News—Detroit LISC is hosting an all-day Building Sustainable Communities Symposium on September 8, 2011. Come hear how neighbors across the nation and locally are improving the quality of life for their… Continue
August 31, 2011
2011 Press Releases—Detroit LISC will hold a press conference on September 7, 2011 in Weiss Park to officially launch the next phase of Building Sustainable Communities in three Detroit neighborhoods.
July 5, 2011
Neighborhood Spotlight—The new 5716 Wellness Center had its grand opening on June 17, 2011, and will now provide comprehensive healthcare to residents in Southwest Detroit. Detroit LISC, a proud partner in this… Continue
July 6, 2011
Detroit LISC Blogs—"Why Detroit?" is a question often asked when people hear about the revitalization efforts going on throughout the city. Detroit LISC Sustainable Communities Director Angelita Espino offers a… Continue
June 3, 2011
Detroit LISC Blogs—Social media is the great equalizer because it empowers nonprofits and allows them to market in ways that would have normally cost thousands. But there are ways of killing a social media campaign.… Continue
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The Detroit LISC mission is to develop strategic relationships that serve as the catalyst to empower neighborhood developers, using our financial and technological resources, to build economically viable neighborhoods.