WATCH THE JUNE FORUM VIDEO HERE FOCUS Greater Syracuse and Leadership Greater Syracuse partnered with Onondaga County Executive J. Ryan McMahon, II and City of Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh for a successful June FOCUS Forum. The County Executive and Mayor both shared their visions to make Syracuse and Onondaga County a better place to live […]
CLICK HERE FOR MAY FORUM VIDEO On May 21st, FOCUS Greater Syracuse featured a free forum on Workforce Development with the Syracuse Community Center Collaborative. Equitable employment strengthens low-income families’ economic security and well-being, it also is the main path towards broad-based economic growth. Collaborative members are united in strengthening Syracuse neighborhoods by helping neighbors […]
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO ON HIGHER EDUCATION In April, we had two FOCUS Forums on education. HIGHER EDUCATION IN A TIME OF COVID The COVID 19 pandemic has presented immense challenges for education at all levels. LeMoyne College President Linda LeMura and Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud were the panelists at our April FOCUS Forum […]
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO FOR MORE ON THE PANELISTS CLICK HERE The free FOCUS Forum on March 19 featured discussion of the Blueprint 15 plan for housing and mixed use redevelopment in the East Adams neighborhood bordered by I-81. That virtual Forum is now on video at the link above. Forum panelists explained some of […]
VIDEO OF THE FORUM ON THE FUTURE HERE The FOCUS Forum Forum on the Future for 2021 was at noon on Friday, Feb., 19, 2021. This Forum followed up on the success of the January 2020 Forum and growing participation in virtual forums. In light of all the changes of a pandemic year, FOCUS is […]
VIEW FORUM VIDEO HERE Within hours of the COVID shutdown, Central New York agencies serving refugees and immigrants set up 24/7 hot lines in 20+ languages and launched aggressive outreach efforts to help the community understand the severity of the virus and protective steps needed. Panelists for the Jan. 22, 2021, Forum were Haji Adan, […]
VIEW VIDEO The topic of the free FOCUS Forum for December was mental health. Video will be available soon to let you hear from three experts as they discuss the impact the pandemic has had on the mental health of our community and share their thoughts on the short- and long-term effects on children and […]
NOW ON VIDEO HERE Panelist bios at this LINK Leaders of four local philanthropies explain how their organizations have adapted to help meet needs in a time of COVID in the Friday Nov. 20, 2020, FOCUS Forum. You can learn more about the work of the Allyn Family Foundation, Gifford Foundation, Central New York Community […]
Community Dialogue in a Time of COVID video HERE The Oct. 16 FOCUS Forum was about maintaining community dialogue in a time of pandemic and change. This free virtual FOCUS Forum features a few experts on bringing people together in Central New York. You can see it now at the link above. JahQuan Bey-Wright and […]
NOW ON VIDEO HERE Syracuse Stage, CNY Jazz Arts, and Point of Contact Gallery are three very different arts organizations and each evolved new ways of reaching their audience this year. The combined virtual FOCUS Forum and Thursday Morning Roundtable was 8 a.m. Thursday Oct. 29, 2020. Bob Hupp and Jill Anderson from Syracuse Stage, […]