Kansas City Regional COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund
LISC Greater Kansas City is pleased to join together with a group of foundations, corporations, organizations, and individuals to respond to the urgent needs of Greater Kansas Citians in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Our Stories
From National LISC:
8.10.2020
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LISC StoriesAn Accurate Census Count is Imperative for America. Here’s Why.
Matt Josephs, LISC SVP and head of the organization’s policy team, makes the urgent case for why a fair and accurate census count is so important for the health and wellbeing of our communities. Anything short of that undermines equity and thwarts our democratic process. Every one of us, he writes, has a role to play in making sure the census is successful.
From National LISC:
7.28.2020
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LISC Stories,
Press ReleasesMacKenzie Scott Makes Transformative $40M Gift to LISC
With the largest gift from an individual in LISC’s history, MacKenzie Scott is fueling transformative efforts to advance racial and economic justice and building a broadly shared prosperity throughout the country. Scott said organizations like LISC are “well-positioned to accelerate progress.”
From National LISC:
7.09.2020
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LISC Stories,
FOCFinancial Opportunity Centers: Flexibility in the Face of a Pandemic
The people who run LISC’s Financial Opportunity Centers across the country are a class of essential workers who have had to think creatively and act quickly to help clients who are among those hardest hit by the brutal economic fallout of Covid-19. This is how they’ve adapted to make sure their services are reaching those who need them.
From National LISC:
7.02.2020
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LISC StoriesThe Fourth of July, 2020
On the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, all of us at LISC are reflecting on the layered significance of the holiday, and rededicating our efforts to help build a nation where every resident can thrive.
7.01.2020
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LISC Stories,
COVID-19,
From the Desk of Geoff Jolley,
Policy
The Rent Is Still Due
The rent is still due. Eviction moratoriums across the region have expired, resulting in deluged dockets and crowded courts. The initial wave of individual resources from the federal government has receded. And, yet, $50 Billion in rent is still owed again this month.
NeighborhoodsNOW
No single solution can ever hope to address all of a struggling neighborhood’s needs. LISC helps residents and local organizations work together to create places where people thrive. NeighborhoodsNOW is LISC's approach to comprehensive neighborhood revitalization. [...]
Financial Opportunity Centers
Healthy, sustainable communities are made up of people who have living wage jobs and feel confident about their economic futures. LISC invests in helping people tackle all the facets of financial life. [...]