The Citizens Academy Class of 2019 was amazing! The overview began at Skä·noñh – Great Law of Peace Center. To learn more about this 8-week interactive course on how local governments work, click the Citizens Academy header. Participants share a meal and talk with decision makers.
Melanie Littlejohn of National Grid and Maarten Jacobs of the Allyn Family Foundation are the 2019 Wisdom Keepers. FOCUS honors their devotion to community. FOCUS and the community celebrated with them in a unique event Wednesday Oct. 2 at the Everson Museum.
Renewable energy projects and policy were the talk of the September FOCUS Forum with Thursday Morning Roundtable. If you missed you can catch an audio version at wcny.org and learn more at cnyenergychallenge.org .
CNY-CAN brings together patients and caregivers with researchers and health professionals to advance patient-centered outcomes research and help older adults live well and longer at home.
Forums and other events have brought together community members and experts to produce reports on topics such age-friendly planning, transportation, sustainability, and the flu. FOCUS goes beyond convening people and collecting ideas to produce a clearinghouse of information that can be drawn upon for the information needed about public concerns and interests regarding a project. […]
In 1997-98 thousands of people offered up goals for the Greater Syracuse community that boiled down to 87 categories. Our community is still tackling them, but here are 20 highlights.