Famicos is one of 150 community-based organizations across the country and one of only five in the State of Ohio to receive a large grant from the CDC Foundation to support our work to increase vaccination numbers among African Americans and Asians in Cleveland.
In Ohio, only 77,000 African Americans have received their COVID vaccine while one million white Ohioans have received theirs. Famicos is on the front lines fighting yet another racial disparity.
It is with profound sadness that Famicos Foundation announces the sudden death of Justina Kwesiga on February 16, 2021. Justina worked as the Famicos Foundation Controller for many years, supporting the rapid growth of Famicos Foundation staff, affordable housing portfolio and programs & services.
Famicos is proud to be one of eight revitalization organizations across the country to receive a Committed to Serve grant from Republic Services Charitable Foundation. These grants will assist minority-owned small businesses impacted by COVID-19.
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Famicos and Councilman Basheer Jones have dedicated a new laundry room at Daniel E Morgan School that will be free to use for students and their families.
Famicos is one of ten organizations nationwide who have received a grant from the USDA for urban agriculture. This is a new grant program for the USDA.
Youth in Famicos' summer employment program learned about the shortage of skilled workers in the building trades and what a typical day looks like in construction and building.
