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Carolyn Dawson and Ava Schmidt of Famicos Foundation were guests on Fox8's New Day Cleveland to talk about Famicos' effort to save St Mark's church in Glenville. The church played an important role in Cleveland's Civil Rights movement in the 1950's and 1960's.

Famicos was recently awarded $750,000 by the National Park Service for our efforts to save St Mark's church on historic East Blvd in Cleveland. The award is from the African American Civil Rights grant program which focuses on the preservation of historic sites directly associated with the struggle of African Americans to gain equal rights.

More than a year after fans created a petition to rename the intersection of East 99th Street and St. Clair Avenue, "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Way" is finally happening. On Aug. 11, from noon to 2 p.m., the city will be hosting a street renaming ceremony in honor of the group.

The Land newspaper wrote an article about the upcoming development of the MLK Plaza and a new apartment complex being built on Hough.

What is the Earned Income Tax Credit and how can it help you keep more of your money this tax season?

John Anoliefo, Glenville resident and Executive Director of Famicos Foundation, sits on Case Western Reserve University's Neighborhood Advisory Council. Learn more about Famicos' Director of 20 years in this CWRU Neighborhood Advisory Council spotlight.

Since 2018, CWRU has partnered with Famicos on holiday giving, Newton Avenue Park, a Health Equity Strategy for local neighborhoods, COVID-19 vaccines, and, most recently, free dental clinics for local seniors.

Our latest newsletter is out! Learn about our health equity efforts, our recent fundraiser, a new bookstore, and some new directors.

Famicos is proud to be one of the organizations that was awarded funding by the Ohio Department of Health. We plan to use the funding we were awarded to hire a community health liaison to help run the lead remediation, food distribution, vaccination, and health screening programs in the Hough, Glenville and St.Clair-Superior neighborhoods.

During our Annual Meeting we premiered this video showcasing some of the work the Famicos Foundation is doing in Glenville as Purpose Built Communities’ community quarterback.

The Famicos Foundation and Republic Services are partnering to restore historic St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church on East Blvd into a Family Center. Originally built in 1911, St. Mark’s was a fixture in Cleveland’s Civil Rights Movement. By restoring this building and preserving its historic elements, Famicos will celebrate Glenville’s rich history and transform a long-vacant building into a community center and event and performance space for Glenville Residents. Matt Traitses from Republic Services joins us to discuss Republic Services' partnership with the Famicos Foundation in restoring St. Mark's Presbyterian Church into St Marks Family Center. We are so grateful to Republic Services for their partnership!

Famicos Foundation is planning two exciting new development projects as a part of Glenville’s Neighborhood Revitalization Plan. The two projects are both located within the Plan's concentrated investment district in the southern portion of Glenville. Read more in this Press Release.

Read about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s involvement in the Glenville community!

The Winter 2022 issue of the Foundation is out now. Read about COVID vaccines, rental assistance and financial coaching, digital inclusion, and our Christmas toy giveaway.

On the January podcast we were joined by Cleveland Minority Organ & Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP) staff, Linda Kimble and Tiffany Stately. Kimble is the Cleveland MOTTEP Executive Director, and Stately is the Program Coordinator. They discussed organ donation, tissue donation, and Cleveland MOTTEP’s mission. They also talked about Cleveland MOTTEP’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Throughout the podcast we dove into the topics of differences in vaccination rates in suburban and non suburban areas, the benefits of getting the COVID-19 vaccine, and ways to determine what information regarding COVID-19 is true or false.

Channel 19 News spotlights Hough and groups like Famicos, Fatima, and Digital C that are working to revitalize this historic neighborhood.

Famicos is proud to be one of 8 organizations nationwide to have received the USDA's Urban Agriculture grant. This 3-year grant supports us as we grow food for the community as well as educate on nutrition and the growing cycle.

Famicos is proud to be one of the first 5 pilot Community Development Corporations in the new Neighbor to Neighbor program. The program, overseen by Cleveland Neighborhood Progress and funded by Rocket Community Fund and the Cleveland Foundation, aims to bridge the digital divide in Cleveland.

Famicos is one of many organizations planting trees in Cleveland, as part of a larger "Tree Plan" to increase the City's overall tree coverage to 30%.

Famicos is one of several affordable housing organizations who pivoted during the COVID pandemic to assist low-income communities to become vaccinated.