Living Cities
Founded as the National Community Development Initiative (NCDI) in 1991, this partnership of philanthropic, corporate, and government investors has committed more than $500 million in national funding for inner city rejuvenation. With the additional resources provided by local organizations, the partnership leveraged more than $2 billion of additional investment in urban communities during the decade of the 1990s. Encouraged by this progress, the partners committed themselves to a second decade (2001-2010), formalized the organizational structure of NCDI, and changed our name to Living Cities: The National Community Development Initiative.
The partnership's funders make grants to Living Cities and low-interest loans to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and The Enterprise Foundation (Enterprise) - leading national community development support organizations that work as intermediaries with local foundations banks, corporations and state and local governments to bolster the efforts of more than 300 community development corporations (CDCs) in 23 cities. These community-based organizations use these resources to build houses, develop health and day care centers and other neighborhood facilities, create jobs and business opportunities, and help residents gain a decisive voice and economic stake in their own communities.
Phone: (646) 442-2200Website: http://www.livingcities.org/