FOCUS Greater Syracuse is working under contract with the Onondaga County Office of Aging Services and the Onondaga County Health Department to facilitate the Livable Community Alliance of Onondaga County. The Alliance is dedicated to engaging the public in creating systemic change to our policies and planning to shape a healthier community.
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. The Community Health Information Connection is our current focus.
Watch Recording For our January Forum, FOCUS started off the new year by asking for community input for future FOCUS forums. FOCUS asked members of the public to offer topics they would want covered in future forums. “FOCUS Forum on the Future,” was an open exchange about which topics to cover in 2022 and ways […]
On Friday, November 19, 2021, FOCUS Greater Syracuse partnered with AccessCNY and ARISE to bring a free, virtual forum on empowerment, inclusion, and accessibility in disability services. Video Available Here.
How Do You Create a Sustainable Syracuse? WATCH THE OCTOBER FORUM VIDEO HERE WAER RECORDING On October 8, 2021 at noon, FOCUS Greater Syracuse partnered with GreeningUSA and the CNY Solidarity Coalition to bring you an IN PERSON Mayoral Candidate Forum at the City Hall Atrium! The speakers included the three candidates running for City […]
Watch Recording On Friday, September 24, FOCUS Greater Syracuse held a forum on Bridging the Digital Divide in Central New York. Eliminating the digital divide in urban and rural communities is a long-standing national challenge which was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, as access to technology was essential to daily necessities of life. If digital […]
Watch Recording View PowerPoint Here The July FOCUS Forum featured three dedicated and brilliant panelists whom discussed the state of child care in Onondaga County. Child care has been a constant struggle for working adults, and the COVID-19 pandemic placed additional strain on the system as parents worked from home and daycares closed. Child care […]
Watch Recording 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 for all. Our County […]