{"id":37181,"date":"2023-09-14T07:03:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T12:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santanderconsumerusa.com\/?p=37181"},"modified":"2024-02-23T15:27:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T21:27:42","slug":"round-2-of-the-2023-santander-consumer-usa-foundation-inc-grantees-are-making-a-great-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santanderconsumerusa.com\/blog\/round-2-of-the-2023-santander-consumer-usa-foundation-inc-grantees-are-making-a-great-impact","title":{"rendered":"Round 2 of the 2023 Â鶹ֱ²¥. Foundation grantees are making a great impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s about making a positive impact. With the next round of Â鶹ֱ²¥. Foundation grantees currently receiving support, more communities are achieving positive outcomes for people in need.<\/p>\n

Charitable investments of all sizes can be beneficial for social and cultural change as demonstrated by the agencies featured here.<\/p>\n

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LISC, with funding support from the Foundation, will continue to build capacity toward financial stability in the \u201cDistrito Latino,\u201d an LMI corridor of Mesa, AZ.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Arizona, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation<\/a> (LISC) is dedicated to helping residents transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy communities of choice and opportunity. The $25,000 <\/strong>grant renewed this year by the Foundation supports the philanthropic pillars of Financial Inclusion and Economic Mobility while continuing to build capacity toward financial stability in the \u201cDistrito Latino\u201d and Asian Business District, low-to-moderate income (LMI) corridors of Mesa, AZ.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs LISC Phoenix works with local partners to upend the racial health, wealth and opportunity gaps in historically neglected neighborhoods along the transit corridor, support from Â鶹ֱ²¥’s Foundation is critical,\u201d said Terry Benelli, LISC Executive Director. \u201cThe LISC Phoenix\/Â鶹ֱ²¥ collaboration provides tools to empower our unique communities and provide small business owners with the resources to sustain and grow their businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Benelli, with the help of the Foundation\u2019s grant last year:<\/p>\n