Legacy Community Development Corporation (Legacy CDC), is a nonprofit based in Port Arthur, Texas working to provide housing stability services to families in Hardin, Jefferson, and Orange counties. As a HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agency, they offer access to safe housing, financial and homeowner eduction, and supportive services to help create stable, self-sufficient families and safer, stronger communities. They reached out to us to redesign their website when their existing site became too dated and difficult to update. Their federally-funded programs change frequently, with different eligibility parameters and application windows, and the limited ability to update the website made it a struggle for them to comply with program and funding guidelines.
Started originally as a nonprofit to serve children, LCDC realized the best way to support children was ensuring they had a safe, stable place to live. With this in mind, we knew the copy and design needed to convey their focus on housing stability through homebuyer and rental programs and community revitalization efforts. During content development, we worked to identify gaps in their current content and create a flexible content strategy that would allow them to add or remove programs based on funding and availability. For the design, we wanted to use imagery that would resonate with LCDC’s clients and build on the trustworthy reputation LCDC has cultivated since 2006.
We build our websites to empower clients and ensure they can confidently update the website content. This improves the longevity of the website, and offers a better return on investment for our clients, especially nonprofits working with strict budgets. Our custom content management system allows the LCDC team to easily add new programs to the website with information about program eligibility and the application submission process. They can also easily update the content to reflect new team members, news coverage, events, and resources. The resulting website allows LCDC to share their important work with partner agencies and showcase their impact to prospective donors. And, most importantly, it allows them to better serve their clients to foster stability for families and build stronger communities.