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July Forum: Designing a Community Grid for All

July 21, 2022

On Friday, July 29th at noon, FOCUS Greater Syracuse hosted a free, virtual FOCUS Forum on the upcoming “City Urban Design Vision” that will complement the New York State DOT “community grid project” through the City of Syracuse.

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June Forum – Housing Assessments 101

June 13, 2022

Friday, June 24, 2022 at 12:05 pm Housing Assessments 101 WATCH VIDEO HERE FOCUS Greater Syracuse was pleased to present the latest forum in our FOCUS Forum series on housing – Housing Assessments 101. In June, FOCUS hosted a forum on housing and property assessment. Housing assessments can be confusing, and vary by town. Panelists […]

Mitch Gelman, President and CEO, WCNY; Ken Jackson, Editor and Publisher at Urban CNY; Joel Kaplan, Professor of Magazine, News, and Digital Journalism and Associate Dean, Office of Graduate Programs, Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications; and Julie McMahon, editor-in-chief, Central Current, Inc.
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May Forum: The Changing Landscape of Local Media

May 4, 2022

Friday, May 13 at 12:05 p.m. “The Changing Landscape of Local Media” WATCH VIDEO HERE Join FOCUS Greater Syracuse for a free, virtual forum on Friday, May 13 at noo as we discuss the state of local media in our community. How have print, television, radio, and internet media changed in Central New York in […]

Panelists: Walt Dixie, Executive Director, Jubilee Homes; Sally Santangelo, Executive Director, CNY Fair Housing; Megan Stuart, Director, Housing and Homeless Coalition of Central New York; Palmer Harvey, Co-founder, Syracuse Tenants Union.
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April Forum: FOCUS on Affordable Housing

April 19, 2022

On April 29, 2022 at 12:05 pm, Join FOCUS will host a for a free, virtual forum on affordable housing. The forum will look at affordable housing, the issues surrounding it, and the resources our community has to support residents seeking housing.

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March Forum: Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases

March 7, 2022

On March 18, 2022 at noon, FOCUS will host a forum on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases. CNY Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Alliance will provide information on ticks and their diseases, as well as how to protect yourself, your family and your yard.

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February Forum – City Housing / Looking Forward

February 16, 2022

Join FOCUS Greater Syracuse on Friday, February 25 at 12:05 p.m. for a free, virtual forum as we discuss future plans for city housing structures, design, and organization. Click here to register.

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FOCUS Forums

February 4, 2022

On Friday, January 28 at noon, FOCUS Greater Syracuse will hold a “FOCUS Forum on the Future,” to engage the community on what future forum topics they would like to see in the new year. Click the headline to learn more.

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FOCUS and CNY Community Foundation Project: Life Needs Assessment Survey

January 29, 2022

FOCUS Greater Syracuse has partnered with the CNY Community Foundation to conduct an enhanced version of the Community Foundation’s Life Needs Assessment survey among our network of individuals. This is a huge opportunity for FOCUS and for the community and we need YOUR help to achieve it!

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Citizens Academy

January 28, 2022

Applications for Citizens Academy 2021 are now open! The Citizens Academy Class of 2021 will start their journey at Skä·noñh – Great Law of Peace Center with a dynamic overview of the region’s important role in our nation’s history. To learn more about this 10-week interactive course on how local governments work or to apply, click this headline.

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Wisdom Keeper

January 27, 2022

Wisdom Keeper 2021 celebrated Van B. Robinson, Linda Brown-Robinson, and Merike Trier. Read more about the Wisdom Keepers past and present by clicking the headline.

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