Our Story & Mission

Our Story

Legacy CDC was originally started in 2006 as a nonprofit to support children in the region. In our decades of serving our community, we have seen how a stable housing situation is the critical foundation to self-sufficient families and safer communities for children. As we’ve grown our organization and adopted the name Legacy Community Development Corporation, we’ve developed a wholistic approach to helping families avoid homelessness, develop financial stability, and achieve self-sufficient independence.

We received our first certification as a Community Housing Development Organization in 2009 by the City of Orange and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). We were certified by the City of Beaumont as a CHDO in 2010 and the City of Port Arthur in 2012.

Through our CHDO certifications, we’ve purchased and renovated a number of single family homes and multi-family units which we have then resold or leased to low and moderate income families. In addition, we provide a homeownership education program, including credit counseling, homebuyer certification and financial education, to provide families with accessible and actionable information.