PROGRAMS & SERVICES

We Clothe ~ Feed ~ Educate ~ Empower

Geraldine's Closet

Our mission for this program is to serve families by providing free clothing to underserved families each week. The closet serves as a resource to help alleviate clothing expense, Open every Wednesday from 3p to 5p and every 2nd and 4th Saturday.

We Can Do Good

Our mission for this program is the give families access to free food bringing food security to communities through weekly food distribution. Our resource and empowerment center assist families weekly and on Thanksgiving. We are open every Wednesday from 3p to 5p and every 2nd and 4th Saturday from 12p to 2p.

The Legacy Learning Academy

Our mission is to serve underserved youth.The number of youths reporting poor mental health is increasing according to the Center for Disease Control, building strong bonds and connecting youth can protect their mental health. Through the Legacy Learning Academy, we are giving youth an advantage by connecting them to caring adults to build self-esteem, confidence, courage and character. We give youth access to learning. mentoring and development after school on the weekends to empower them to be a positive influence and impact their communities. The youth meet every 2nd and 4th Saturday from 12p to 2p to cultivate an atmosphere of learning, arts & crafts, workshops on financial literacy, entrepreneurship, computer training and more.

Legacy Life

Empowering families to cope and thrive through life challenges, breaking cycles of poverty by providing essential resources and education. Being a resource to families to help them overcome poverty and the mental stresses that come with it. Our focus is to help families overcome stress, depression and anxiety through monthly mind motivation and access to free clothing and food. We have opportunities for adults to come together to find solutions to become mentally stable to handle life challenges by providing workshops on financial literacy, homeownership, healthy lifestyles and provide information and access to wrap around services by partnering with other organizations. We also provide opportunities for workforce development to give families access to training for jobs interviews, job readiness as well as connecting with employers for job vacancies.

Yes Centered

The Legacy Learning Academy meet every 2nd and 4th Saturday from 12pm to 2pm at 239 Buxton Avenue, Newport News 2nd Saturday is our “Train Up A Child” curriculum teaching biblical principles that address self-esteem, confidence, courage, character, conflict resolution and love. 4th Saturday we concentrate on workshops that will enhance skills in computers, reading, literacy, writing, entrepreneurship and soon STEM. Each session includes lunch and a time to interact with each other to build social skills. We also assist with school supplies and offer Christmas assistance to those enrolled in the program. We also assist with school supplies and offer Christmas assistance to those enrolled in the program.