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Our Mission
Statement...
The Federation of Italian-American
Organizations of Greater Houston,
Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization
whose purpose is to unify the local
Italian-American community in order
to promote the Italian culture and
heritage, to sponsor social and cultural
events and activities for the entire
greater Houston community, and to
perform works of charity.
Union of Italian
Organizations...
The focus of the Federation is on
the value of the individual organizations
and their particular charisma. They
combine their resources (time, talent,treasure)
to work for common goals.
Unifying the
local Italian-American Community...
The purpose of the Federation is to
bring together the larger Italian-American
community around issues of importance.
The main works of the Federation
toward the fulfilling of this purpose
are:
Promoting
Italian culture and heritage...
The Federation, primarily through
its Italian Cultural and Community
Center, articulates and strengthens
by many means the Italian cultural
values of family, faith, cuisine,
language, the arts,and the heritage
of its people and places.
Social and
Cultural events and activities...
The Federation annually coordinates
special events whose purpose will
be to accent special persons, places
or events and,at times, to produce
revenue for the needs of the Federation
and Italian Cultural and Community
Center.
Perform works
of charity...
The Federation, motivated by charity,
places itself at service to the Italian-American
community by acts of community outreach
which include the granting of financial
contributions. |