Program ManagerJob DescriptionMarch 2023 As you may know, Jessica Lisi has an exciting opportunity for employment in the Netherlands this summer. While she is very sad about leaving FOCUS (and we are sad to lose her, too!) we are excited to see her pursue the next steps in her professional career. Therefore, we are looking for […]
Friday, March 17 at 12:05 p.m. over Zoom WATCH VIDEO HERE On Friday, March 17 at 12:05 p.m., FOCUS Greater Syracuse held a free, virtual FOCUS Forum on the Syracuse STEAM High School. The STEAM School – which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics – will be the first collaborative school of its […]
Friday, February 17, 2023 at 12:05 p.m. VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE February’s FOCUS forum honored Black History Month by featuring the personal and historic accounts of Harriet Tubman’s life as a famed abolitionist and political activist by two of ‘Aunt Harriet’s’ relatives, great-great-great grandniece Michele Jones Galvin and great-great-great grandnephew Marc Jones. Ms. Jones Galvin and […]
On Friday, Jan 20th, FOCUS held a community dialogue on future forum ideas and heard from different community members on a variety of topics. Participants were passionate about topics such as environmental conservation and climate change, early childhood development, green infrastructure, water preservation, youth violence prevention, representing the voices of leaders in the Hispanic, Latino/a, […]
WATCH VIDEO HERE Friday, December 16 at 12:05 p.m. FOCUS Greater Syracuse is excited to host a free, virtual FOCUS Forum with Onondaga County Executive J. Ryan McMahon, II. Join FOCUS and Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon as we discuss how Micron is likely to impact Central New York over the next several years and how you […]
APPLY HERE DEADLINE TO APPLY: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2022 The Board of Directors of FOCUS Greater Syracuse is proud to announce the launch of a second session of Citizens Academy! The session will be held in the winter/spring of 2023. This winter will be the pilot program for our winter session – we will continue […]
The Board of Directors of FOCUS Greater Syracuse would like to invite you to our Wisdom Keeper Plaque Unveiling Ceremony at the Wisdom Keeper Garden. This is a FREE, outdoor event as we formally unveil the plaque honoring our 2022 Wisdom Keepers: Calvin L. Corriders & Pamela M. Brunet
Housing Needs in CNY – What’s Going On?Friday, Oct. 21 at 12:05 p.m. WATCH VIDEO HERE Join FOCUS Greater Syracuse on Friday, Oct. 21 at noon for a free, VIRTUAL forum as we look at housing needs & planning policies in CNY. This Forum is intended to share the current efforts underway by both the […]
Friday, September 16 at 11:30 am-12:30 pmIn-person & Online LiveSalt City Market Join FOCUS Greater Syracuse for a free FOCUS forum featuring the Salt City Market! The Salt City Market is an innovative food hall with an eye towards diversity, equity, inclusion, and economic development. The forum will highlight the incredible history and development of […]
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.