Anonymous donor pledges to buy a new home for Project Legacy

Project Legacy, an organization that works with at-risk youth and young adults, announced Thursday it has been approached by an anonymous donor offering to put up the funds for a new space for the nonprofit.

Karen Light Edmonds, co-founder and executive director of Project Legacy, said she had hoped to find a new location after a grant fell through, causing the organization to end its lease at the Gage East Empowerment Center.

However, she said the donor’s offer to provide a permanent home for the organization is more than she could have imagined. According to a Facebook post, the donor suggested they would purchase a place Project Legacy could not only operate out of, but also house one or two youth.

“I have long dreamed of a Project Legacy Home that would provide [safe] and affordable housing for young people where they could learn the skills necessary for home ownership and on-site offices for our staff,” wrote Edmonds, who co-founded the nonprofit with her husband John.

Project Legacy is now in the process of searching for homes in the southeast part of town near Rochester Community and Technical College, where many of the youth served by the organization attend school. Edmonds encouraged the public to contact her if they know of a house coming on the market that would suitable to the group’s needs.

Contributor Bryan Lund wrote an in-depth profile on Project Legacy this past November after members selected it as our featured nonprofit of the month.