Famicos Foundation, Inc.
Building Homes. Restoring Hope.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
In partnership with the Internal Revenue Service, The Cuyahoga EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) Coalition, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (Community Financial Centers we provide free, electronic income tax assistance to low-wage earning Cleveland residents. We also encourage and refer clients for financial coaching and budgeting sessions.
Cleveland Youth Landscaping
Promotes entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and community in our youth by providing basic landscaping services to neighbor's in the Glenville area.
Community Building & Engagement
Community Building & Engagement is a department that works in the community to development leadership among residents, promote the Glenville and Hough communities, provide best practices in sustainability and health & wellness. We also work in the schools to help with youth gardens and support them where we can.
Resident Services
Resident services works to engage, educate, support and encourage residents. Service coordinators work to ensure medical and social needs are being met and brings in resources to provide extra services in health, social services and recreation activities.
FamicosCARES: LegalWorks
LegalWorks aims to help individuals with correctable legal maladies. Attorneys help with expungements, warrants, simple wills and child custody. The goal is to remove barriers to employment.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
NeighborWorks America 2021
External reviews

How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
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Famicos Foundation, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Laura Junglas
Non-Profit Consultant
Term: 2019 -
Peter Lee
Neighborhood Resident
Term: 2013 -
Joseph H. Weiss, Jr.
Attorney at Law
Keishia Johnson
Consultant
Laura Junglas
Consultant
John J. Weiss
Headmaster, Lake Academy
Theresa Sutton
PCS of Ohio
Carol Brandt
Development Consultant
Georffrey Ledwidge
McDonalds Franchise Owner
Ryan Seibel
Skoda Minotti CPA's
Charles Hall
City Architecture
Christian Moratschek
Beseech, Friedlander, Coplan & Armoff, LLP
Christian Carson
Real Estate Attorney / Carson Law Firm LLC
Randa Jackson
Finance Reporting & Tax Analyst / Third Federal Savings & Loan
Peter Lee
Glenville Resident
Keshia Johnson
Consultant CWRU
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as: