Multicultural Family Center Nonprofit

What Multicultural Family Center Nonprofit does

Multicultural Family Center (MFC) is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered at 901 E Houston St, Sherman, Texas, founded in 2017 by Elias Soriano, a Mexican immigrant who arrived in the United States in 1986. The organization is recognized and accredited by the U.S. Department of Justice through the Board of Immigration Appeals, which authorizes its representatives to provide legal advice and represent clients before USCIS — a regulatory distinction that separates it from unauthorized notarios operating in the same market. It serves low-income immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Grayson County who cannot afford private immigration attorneys charging $1,000–$10,000 or more.

MFC operates two integrated service lines. The first is affordable immigration legal services, covering citizenship applications (N-400), family petitions, adjustment of status, DACA, TPS, U visas, VAWA, employment authorization, consular processing, FOIA requests, and document translations; the first consultation is priced at $60, reducible or waivable based on client circumstances. The second is adult education, including ESL (4 hours/week), free citizenship test preparation, family literacy for grades 1–5, active parenting, digital skills, Know Your Rights, and mental health awareness classes. The organization additionally provides basic human necessities support and maintains a referral network of churches, foundations, and community services. All operations are delivered bilingually in English and Spanish by a team of approximately six staff and contracted pro bono professionals.

The revenue model combines nominal service fees with donations from individuals, churches, and community partners. There are no institutional investors, no parent company, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity; MFC is independently led by the Soriano family alongside a pro bono attorney and bilingual educators. Distribution is exclusively direct, via a single physical office and phone consultations, with the bilingual website serving as the primary informational touchpoint and client acquisition driven by community referrals and word-of-mouth within the local immigrant network.

Name

Multicultural Family Center Nonprofit

Legal name

Multicultural Family Center

Website

https://multiculturalfamilycenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Multicultural Family Center is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Sherman, Texas, delivering DOJ-accredited, low-cost immigration legal services and adult education classes to low-income immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Grayson County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Legal Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Educational Support Services (611710), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAI

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYEDAAAFAH

Immigrant & Refugee Community Education (Integration/Navigation)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Community & Public Education Programs (Libraries, Community Centers)

SECONDARYBPADAHAM

Diaspora, Family Reunification & Case Management Services

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Refugee, Migration & Displacement Services

SECONDARYEDAAADAB

Immigration Law Literacy & Rights Education

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Citizenship & Immigrant Integration Education

SECONDARYEDAAADAH

Family & School System Navigation (Parent Engagement, Youth Services)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Citizenship & Immigrant Integration Education

Keywords

• Immigration legal services
• Citizenship assistance
• Adult education
• ESL classes
• Refugee support

Headquarters

HQ city

Sherman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Immigration Legal Services Fees: Nominal fee legal services for immigration matters including citizenship applications, family petitions, adjustment of status, DACA, and translations. First consultation priced at $60 with potential reduction or waiver based on client need. Designed to be affordable compared to private attorneys who charge $1,000-$10,000+.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Tax-deductible donations from individuals, churches, and community partners fund operations. Organization is a 501(c)(3) faith-based nonprofit. Donations directly support immigrant families in gaining and maintaining lawful immigration status.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Multicultural Family Center is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit immigration office that provides affordable, DOJ-accredited immigration legal services (citizenship, family petitions, adjustment of status, DACA, TPS, U visas, VAWA, employment authorization, translations) and adult education classes (ESL, citizenship test prep, family literacy, parenting, Know Your Rights, digital skills) to underserved immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Grayson County, Texas.

Product overview

Multicultural Family Center is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit immigration office offering two primary service lines: affordable immigration legal services and adult education classes. Legal services include citizenship, family petitions, adjustment of status, DACA, TPS, U visas, VAWA, employment authorization, waivers, and translation services. Educational services include ESL classes, citizenship preparation, family literacy, digital skills, parenting programs, and Know Your Rights education. The organization is accredited by the U.S. Department of Justice and provides these services to immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in the Grayson County area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Immigration Legal Services
• Adult Education Classes
• Basic Human Necessities Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Citizenship application assistance through N-400 filing with USCIS, enabling right to immigrate family members, employment opportunities, travel benefits, public benefits, and protection from deportation

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• U.S. Department of JusticeOthersThe organization is recognized and accredited by the U.S. Department of Justice, specifically through the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) recognition and accreditation roster. This accreditation authorizes MFC's representatives to provide legal advice and represent individuals before USCIS, a regulatory recognition that distinguishes the organization from unauthorized immigration service providers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society): Established national refugee resettlement and immigration legal services agency serving refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants across the U.S. Overlaps with MFC on refugee resettlement, legal services, and ESL/integration support, but operates at much greater scale across multiple states.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Global humanitarian organization providing refugee resettlement, immigration legal services, and integration programs in the U.S. Comparable to MFC on serving refugees and asylum seekers with combined legal + education + community support, but at vastly greater scale and with federal contracting capacity.

Direct peers

• RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services): Texas-based nonprofit providing low-cost immigration legal services, DACA, citizenship, and family petitions, plus education and social services to immigrants and refugees. RAICES is the largest immigration legal services nonprofit in Texas and the most direct comparable to MFC in mission, service mix, and DOJ-accredited representation model.
• Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON): Faith-based national network of immigration legal aid clinics providing affordable DOJ-accredited representation in immigration matters to low-income immigrants. Operates local host-site clinics in multiple states; one of the closest mission-and-model analogs to MFC's faith-based, low-cost, accredited legal services approach.
• American Gateways: Texas-based nonprofit providing affordable immigration legal services (asylum, citizenship, DACA, family-based petitions) to low-income immigrants, with offices in Austin, San Antonio, and Waco. Closely comparable to MFC on DOJ-accredited legal services, mission, and low-income immigrant target population, though serving Central and South Texas rather than North Texas.
• Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center: El Paso-based nonprofit providing low-cost immigration legal services (asylum, VAWA, U visa, family-based petitions, citizenship) to underserved immigrants. Comparable to MFC in DOJ-accredited representation, low-cost pricing, integration of legal services with community education, and focus on vulnerable immigrant populations.
• Catholic Charities Dallas – Immigration Legal Services: Faith-based nonprofit in North Texas offering DOJ-accredited immigration legal services (citizenship, family petitions, DACA, U visas, VAWA) along with refugee resettlement and integration support. Operates in close geographic proximity to MFC and competes for the same immigrant population with a broader institutional footprint.

Regional players

• Literacy Council of Texoma: Local nonprofit in the Texoma region (including Sherman/Denison in Grayson County) providing adult literacy, ESL, and citizenship preparation classes to underserved adults and immigrants. Direct regional overlap with MFC's adult education service line and shares the same geographic service area, though does not offer immigration legal services.

Others

• Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC): National resource center that trains and supports immigration legal services practitioners, including DOJ-accredited representatives, and provides advocacy and litigation support. Adjacent peer to MFC — ILRC strengthens the ecosystem of accredited immigration services providers that MFC operates within.

Emerging players

• Kids in Need of Defense (KIND): National nonprofit providing pro bono legal representation to unaccompanied immigrant children, including asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, and family reunification. Comparable to MFC on immigration legal services for vulnerable populations and DOJ-accredited representation, but focused narrowly on minors rather than the broader family-based service mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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M&A

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