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SCIN THESARATOGA AREA.
Eric: MUCH OF THE OLDER
INDIANAPOLIS NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
YOU'VE SEEN LATELY HAVE BEEN
SPARKED BY NEW LIFE, BUILDING
REHAB PROJECTS THAT NEVER WOULD
HAVE HAPPENED IF IT WEREN'T FOR
A GROUP THAT YOU PROBABLY NEVER
HEARD OF.
Debby: THE ORGANIZATION IS
L.I.S.KC.
LAUREN LOWREY HAS MORE ON
TONIGHT'S CONNECTING WITH
COMMUNITY.
Reporter: A QUAINT HOME SITS
ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET ON
MOUNTAIN SCARE.
THREE BEDROOMS, BATHROOMS,
VERY SPACIOUS VERY NICE HOUSE.
Reporter: COURTNEY FIRST
SMILED WITH THE PRIDE OF A FIRST
TIME HOME BUYER.
SHE'LL HAVE NEW SIDING, NEW
WINDOWS AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE.
A PROGRAM MADE IT POSSIBLE, AND
ITS FUNDED BY AN ORGANIZATION
YOU PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF.
L.I.S.C.
I WAS AT A PARTY AND I SAID
L.I.S.C. AND THEY RATTLED OFF
WHAT WE DO AND I FELL OVER.
Reporter: WAS THAT THE FIRST
PERSON EVER?
IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST
PERSON EVER.
Reporter: YOU MAY NOT KNOW
THE ORGANIZATION BUT YOU KNOW
IT'S WORKING.
FOUNTAIN SQUARE, GIVING $200,000
IN FACADE GRANTS.
AND THE MOUNTAIN, LISC PROVIDED
THE FUNDS FOR THAT DESIGN.
AND THE TOUTED NFL LEGACY
PROJECT STARTED WITH LISC WHO
PITCHED THE IDEA TO THE SUPER
BOWL HOST COMMITTEE AND PAID FOR
A LOT OF THE PROJECT.
WE ACTUALLY GAVE THEM A GRANT
TO PUT A SIGN UP AND CREATE A
NEW ENTRY WHEN THEY WERE FIRST
OPENING UP, AND THEY WEREN'T
SURE HOW THAT WOULD WORK OUT.
Reporter: THEY HAVE GRANTED
$120 MILLION IN THE CIRCLE CITY
SINCE 1 1992.
WHILE MUCH OF LISC LOANS AND
GRANTS FUND PROJECTS, THEY
FOCUSED JUST ON A FEW.
IN A NEIGHBORHOOD TO LIVE AND
RAISE YOUR CHILD.
I WANTED A PLACE FOR MY DAUGHTER
TO CALL HER OWN.
Reporter: LAUREN LOWREY,
24 HOUR NEWS 8.
Debby: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION
ABOUT WHAT IS NEXT FOR YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, LISC HAS A MEETING
COMING UP NOVEMBER 1ST THAT WILL
FOCUS ON HOUSING.
THEY HAVE NOT SET A LOCATION FOR
THE EVENT YET.