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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Legacy Community Development Corporation of Port |
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Arthur has made a positive difference in the lives of countless |
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Southeast Texas residents; and |
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WHEREAS, A nonprofit organization, Legacy CDC develops |
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affordable housing and provides financial counseling to assist |
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low- to moderate-income families; it partners with many other |
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organizations to increase housing stability throughout Jefferson, |
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Hardin, and Orange Counties by offering housing opportunities, |
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education, supportive services, and referrals; and |
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WHEREAS, Legacy CDC was originally established by a |
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faith-based group as the Tender Loving Care Center for Children, an |
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initiative dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of youth |
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from low-income families; recognizing that its mission depended |
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heavily on secure housing for clients, it expanded its endeavors as |
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Legacy CDC in 2006; three years later, it was certified as a |
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Community Housing Development Organization by the City of Orange |
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and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; |
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subsequently, it received CHDO certification from the Cities of |
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Beaumont and Port Arthur as well; and |
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WHEREAS, While working as a CHDO for the City of Orange, |
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Legacy purchased and rehabilitated a single-family home that was |
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then sold to a low- to moderate-income family; the organization |
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went on to develop an 80-unit family complex in Vidor, which is now |
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fully occupied; in Beaumont, it has acquired and renovated some 20 |
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units and directed reconstruction of a number of others, and it |
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manages 20 scattered site rental units; Legacy is overseeing a |
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downtown revitalization program in Port Arthur, where it has built |
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two single-family units and has 29 underway; moreover, it has |
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acquired about 10 foreclosure units in recent years; and |
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WHEREAS, Legacy sponsors a homeownership education program |
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that encompasses credit counseling, financial education, and |
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homebuyer certification; more than 1,000 families have completed |
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the certification course; other initiatives include disaster |
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recovery services, emergency rental assistance, and credit repair; |
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it delivers services in Spanish, Vietnamese, and Filipino, as well |
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as English; and |
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WHEREAS, Stable housing is essential to the welfare and |
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security of every individual, and by helping residents of Southeast |
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Texas attain this goal, Legacy CDC is empowering families and |
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strengthening their communities; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Legacy Community Development Corporation |
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for its contributions to Southeast Texas and extend to all those |
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associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |