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Now Hiring for Summer 2008 AmeriCorps Positions

Gain experience and entry into the dynamic community development field through summer placements in Bay Area nonprofits as a LISC AmeriCorps summer intern. The duties vary depending on the AmeriCorps position, but most of them involve a great deal of outreach and interaction with the community in which each respective organization is located. Presently there are four 450-hour positions and four 300-hour positions available for this summer. They fall into the following general categories: Community and Economic Development; Affordable Housing Development; and Youth Development.

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Grocery Store Attraction Strategies

Bay Area LISC and PolicyLink are please to present Grocery Store Attraction Strategies: A Resource Guide for Community Activists and Local Governments.

New Green Resources

Bay Area LISC is pleased to announce the release of two new resources to help affordable housing owners, managers, and maintenance staff go green. The Green Rehabilitation of Multifamily Rental Properties: A Resource Guide was developed jointly by Bay Area LISC and Build It Green to help affordable housing owners and their consultants integrate green building and energy efficiency into the upgrades of their multifamily properties. The Green Operations and Maintenance: Toolkit and Buyer's Guide explains the benefits of greening operations and maintenance practices and provides a toolkit of green products including estimated costs and local retailers.

Spotlight on

Citi and the Citi Foundation Citi Foundation are key partners of LISC and major supporters of low-income families, entrepreneurs, and communities in the Bay Area. "Citi has worked with LISC for years to address the critical need we have in this state for more and better affordable housing," says Cheryl Evans, Community Relations Director for Citi's Western region.   More >>

New Markets Tax Credits bring a new supermarket to the Bayview

LISC's New Market Tax Credits made possible Fresh & Easy's arrival as the first new supermarket in San Francisco's Bayview district in years.

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Green Rehabilitation of Multifamily Rental Properties: A Resource Guide