About VECA - History

The Vollintine-Evergreen Community Association (VECA) was founded in 1971 as a 501(c)(4) corporation, to preserve and improve the multiracial neighborhood even as it faced block-busting and redlining, inappropriate redistricting of schools, and the proposed (and ultimately defeated) extension of I40 through midtown.  VECA's mission is to maintain a quality residential neighborhood through the volunteer efforts of the neighborhood's residents.  

VECA's Community Development Corporation (VECA CDC) was founded in 1995 as a 501(c)(3) corporation.  VECA CDC's mission is to act effectively as the business arm of the neighborhood association and work to improve the overall quality of the neighborhood.  VECA CDC has a HUD- and THDA-certified housing counseling program, builds and rehabs affordable housing, has made home improvement loans, provides construction consulting services, and supports commercial revitalization.  In addition, VECA CDC has owned, renovated, and managed two apartment buildings and a commercial strip.