Helping neighbors build communities requires many talents and experience. What LISC Jacksonville does is not often in the media spotlight as they work in the background with local nonprofits and government agencies to achieve community goals.
LISC Jacksonville acts as a:
- Facilitator engaging diverse organizations, including the city, to act in ways that benefit building neighborhoods
- Technical trainer, offering seminars and expertise about various issues that community development corporations (CDCs) face
- Banker, providing loans to CDCs and other nonprofits engaged in community building to fund gaps from traditional organizations
- Philanthropist by issuing grants to CDCs and other nonprofits engaged in community building to help hire staff
- Voice for community building in Jacksonville, Florida and nationwide
