FAMICOS FOUNDATION
1325 ANSEL ROAD, CLEVELAND, OH 44106 www.famicos.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN GREATER CLEVELAND THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND INTEGRATED SOCIAL SERVICES.

FAMICOS FOUNDATION PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FAMICOS FOUNDATION IS ONE OF CLEVELAND'S OLDEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS (CDC), FOUNDED IN 1969 BY SISTER HENRIETTA GORRES, SND SHORTLY AFTER THE HOUGH RIOTS AND INCORPORATED IN 1970. FAMICOS FOUNDATION IS CELEBRATING 48 YEARS OF EXISTENCE SERVING RESIDENTS OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, ESPECIALLY CLEVELAND'S HOUGH AND GLENVILLE NEIGHBORHOODS. THE NAME FAMICOS COMES FROM FAMILY COOPERATIVES OR FAMILY CO-OPTORS REPRESENTING THE FAMILIES THAT CAME TOGETHER TO HELP SR. HENRIETTA DISTRIBUTE FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER TO RESIDENTS OF HOUGH AT INCEPTION. FAMICOS HAS A STAFF CAPACITY OF 46 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WITH MULTIPLE COMPETENCIES. WITH A MISSION OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN GREATER CLEVELAND THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND INTEGRATED SOCIAL SERVICES, WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ESPECIALLY THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES. IN 2014 FOLLOWING THE REDRAWING OF CITY OF CLEVELAND WARD BOUNDARIES AND THE DEMISE OF SISTER CDC, GLENVILLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THAT WAS SERVING GLENVILLE, FAMICOS FOUNDATION TOOK OVER THE REIGN OF SERVING THE GLENVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD. IN THAT SAME YEAR, FAMICOS FOUNDATION BECAME A CHARTER MEMBER OF NEIGHBORWORKS AMERICA, A NETWORK OF EXCELLENCE, WHICH MAKES ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE WORK IN GLENVILLE AND BEYOND. FAMICOS FOUNDATION IS A STATE, COUNTY AND CITY CHDO AND SERVES FIVE COUNTIES IN THE CLEVELAND AREA; CUYAHOGA, LAKE, GEAUGA, PORTAGE, AND MEDINA COUNTIES, RESPECTIVELY. OUR BYLAWS HAVE BEEN AMENDED TO ALLOW BUSINESS IN THESE AREAS. IN 2006, WE DEVELOPED A 106 AFFORDABLE UNIT PROJECT IN MEDINA COUNTY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MILLENNIA HOUSING MANAGEMENT GROUP OF COMPANIES. IN 2017, FAMICOS AND MILLENNIA IN PARTNERSHIP ACQUIRED A 348-UNIT APARTMENT COMMUNITY IN PORTAGE COUNTY, WHICH HAS 233 AFFORDABLE UNITS. AS SUCH, FAMICOS FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS (13 ACTIVE MEMBERS) ARE CHOSEN FROM THESE FOUR COUNTIES WITH THE MAJORITY FROM CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND MAINLY CITY OF CLEVELAND. AS A KNOWN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER, FAMICOS FOUNDATION OWNS AND / OR MANAGES TWENTY TWO PARTNERSHIPS COMPRISING SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY FIVE UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FAMILIES, SENIORS AND FORMERLY CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. AS A CONTRACT MANAGER, FAMICOS MANAGES ANOTHER TWO HUNDRED AFFORDABLE AND MARKET RATE UNITS THAT SHE DOES NOT OWN. FAMICOS SIGNATURE MARKET RATE HOMES ARE LOCATED ON E. 105TH STREET WITHIN A DEVELOPMENT CALLED HERITAGE LANE. HERITAGE LANE CONSISTS OF THIRTEEN HISTORIC FORMER DUPLEXES CONVERTED TO SINGLE UNITS AND SELLING AT 300,000.00 AND ABOVE. ALL THIRTEEN UNITS ARE SOLD TO OWNER OCCUPANTS. IN 2013, FAMICOS COMPLETED THE DOAN CLASSROOM APARTMENTS (13 MILLION) AND THE UNIVERSITY TOWERS APARTMENTS (27, MILLION). IN 2016, FAMICOS COMPLETED A SUBSTANTIAL RENOVATION OF NOTRE DAME APARTMENTS (10.6 MILLION) USING THE 9% LIHTC FUNDING PROGRAM. CURRENTLY, FAMICOS IS IMPLEMENTING THE CONSTRUCTION AND LEASE UP OF 30 SINGLE FAMILY SCATTERED SITE HOUSING UNITS USING THE 9% LIHTC FUNDING IN A PROJECT CALLED CIRCLE NORTH. OTHER FAMICOS FOUNDATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE EMERGENCY HOME REPAIRS FOR SENIORS, TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIORS LIVING IN FAMICOS PROPERTIES AND IN THE GLENVILLE, HOUGH AND ST CLAIR SUPERIOR NEIGHBORHOODS, COMPUTER TRAINING, CINANCIAL CAPABILITY TRAINING, HOME BUYER'S EDUCATION AND COUNSELLING, AFTER SCHOOL TUTORIAL AND MENTORING FOR THE YOUTH, EITC (THE MOST PRODUCTIVE SITE IN THE COUNTY EVERY YEAR AND COUNTING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS), FOOD PANTRY AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND SENIORS, URBAN AGRICULTURE AND GARDENING, RAIN BARREL, COMPOSTING, RECYCLING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND MORE. IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ITS RESIDENTS, FAMICOS FOUNDATION CREATED FAMICOS CARES LEGAL CLINIC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL ATTORNEY, MR. JAMES LEVIN. THE PROGRAM STRIVES TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH MINOR MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES THROUGH FREE EXPUNGEMENT SERVICES. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019, MORE THAN 500 RESIDENTS OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY HAVE RECEIVED ASSISTANCE AT NO COSTS TO THEM. THIS SERVICE ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A JOB THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. IT IS A PROGRAM ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THOSE WHO HAVE RECEIVED ASSISTANCE HAVE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE PROGRAM CHANGED THEIR LIVES IN SO MANY POSITIVE WAYS. FAMICOS FOUNDATION IS KNOWN FOR ITS ABILITY TO COMPLETE PROJECTS. AS A RESULT, FAMICOS IS AMONG THE ORIGINAL ELITE SIX CDCS TO RECEIVE CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRESS (CNP) LARGE GRANTS FOR THE STRATEGIC INVESTMENT INITIATIVE (SLL) PROGRAM AND MAINTAINS THAT FUNDING EVERY YEAR. CURRENTLY, FAMICOS IS AMONG NINE CDCS CURRENTLY RECEIVING OPERATING FUNDING FROM CNP IN THE FIRST YEAR OF A THREE YEAR GRANT CYCLE. IN ADDITION, FAMICOS FOUNDATION IS A CHARTERED MEMBER OF NEIGHBORWORKS AMERICA (NWA), WHICH IS A LINE ITEM IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET AND CONSISTING OF 240 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING PUERTO RICO AND KNOWN AS A NETWORK OF EXCELLENCE. SINCE TAKING OVER THE ROLE AS THE CDC FOR GLENVILLE, FAMICOS FOUNDATION EMBARKED ON DEVELOPING A NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PLAN, "MYGLENVILLE" WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN JANUARY 2017 AND ADOPTED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN JULY OF 2017. THIS PLAN PROVIDES THE GUIDANCE FOR FAMICOS' REVITALIZATION ACTIVITIES IN GLENVILLE. DURING MAY 2017, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, FRANK G. JACKSON SELECTED GLENVILLE AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO LAUNCH THE MAYOR'S NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE TO LEVERAGE ON THE SUCCESS OF FAMICOS WORK IN GLENVILLE. THE MAYOR'S NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO HAVE CATALYTIC IMPACT IN FOUR NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CITY, OF WHICH GLENVILLE IS ONE OF THEM AND CONSISTS OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OF 25 MILLION FROM THE CITY AND 40 MILLION FROM THE CORPORATE COMMUNITY. THE DESIGNATED PROJECT, A 63 UNIT MIXED USE APARTMENT BUILDING WAS COMPLETED IN DECEMBER 2019 AS WELL AS THE TWO VETERANS ADMINISTRATION AND CUYAHOGA COUNTY FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION FISHER HOUSES CONSISTING OF 32 HOUSING UNITS FOR USE BY FAMILIES OF VETERANS VISITING THEIR LOVED ONES RECEIVING MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE LOUIS STOKES VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL. THESE TWO PROJECTS ARE IN ADDITION TO OTHER PROJECTS RECENTLY COMPLETED ON E. 105TH STREET SUCH AS THE MEDICAL ARTS BUILDING, NOW KNOWN AS THE MADISON, WHICH WAS A RENOVATION OF A TWELVE UNIT APARTMENTS BUILDING AND FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE. ALSO, FAMICOS FOUNDATION IS THE QUARTERBACK OF THE GLENVILLE PURPOSE BUILT COMMUNITIES PROGRAM IN CLEVELAND OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS. PURPOSE BUILT COMMUNITIES (PBC) IS A NON-PROFIT CONSULTING ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN EASTLAKE, ATLANTA, GA THAT USES ITS MODEL OF USING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAMS FOCUSED AROUND AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO TRANSFORM THE SCHOOL AND NEIGHBORHOOD INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD OF CHOICE AND THE BEST SCHOOL FOR PARENTS TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN. FAMICOS IS COLLABORATING WITH THE CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT (CMSD), CLEVELAND FOUNDATION AND A HOST OF OTHER STAKE HOLDERS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PBC MODEL IN GLENVILLE, WHICH IS ONE OF TWO SITES IN CLEVELAND. MARY BETHUNE K-12 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS THE EPICENTER OF PBC ACTIVITIES WITH THE GOAL OF TRANSFORMING IT FROM A C SCHOOL TO AN A SCHOOL.

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