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Seeking to reverse Lincoln Park’s “food desert” status, At Home in Duluth partners joined forces to win funding from State Farm’s "Cause an Effect" initiative and formed the Fair Food Access group.
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Along with CHUM, Healthy Duluth Area Coalition, Community Gardens, and Community Action Duluth, Duluth LISC is working to implement solutions to improve food access.
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LISC and its partners have engaged residents to take part in improving their food choices.
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Duluth LISC, CHUM, Center City Housing, and One Roof Community Housing collaborated to create permanent supportive housing for homeless families in Hillside.
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The new Steve O’Neil Apartments development will also help to transform a blighted block into a place of safety and hope.
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LISC joined with Myers Wilkins Community School Collaborative, the school district, and the United Way to adapt a community school collaborative model for area schools.
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Myers Wilkins School connects parents with LISC partners such as Community Action "Duluth’s Getting Ahead" program to address issues that affect school performance.
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People who enter Community Action Duluth’s Financial Opportunity Center (FOC) find friends, mentors, and financial and employment coaches to help them achieve a secure financial future.
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To date, the FOC has served 675 individuals and built new partnerships in the former Lincoln Park School.