El Cajon Boulevard Commercial Corridor Revitalization

Individuals from organizations throughout City Heights speak about the Commercial Corridor Revitalization project planned down El Cajon Boulevard.

San Diego LISC Financial Opportunity Centers

Four Financial Opportunity Centers have been funded through LISC and the Social Innovation Fund. Explore each of the four sites and the individuals that make them tick in this video.

20 years of quietly improving communities

Reprinted from the Union Tribune. Author: Nathan Max. Photo: Bob Ross Photography

 Like many others who benefit from its services, Houssam Yousif Mariam has never heard of the Local Initiatives Support Corp.

But thanks partially to its funding of a local financial education program, the Iraqi immigrant who came to the United States less than three years ago with almost no money in his pocket is well on his way to becoming a millionaire.

A Park Gets Beautified

On October 26, 2011 KUSI News aired a story about the AmeriCorps Day of Service. Included is an interview with LISC San Diego's Jana Zawadzki discussing the importance of the project.