*2025 Report* Meeting the Basic Needs of our Community
We have serious needs within our community. With support from the CNY Community Foundation, FOCUS Greater Syracuse, Inc. and PEACE, Inc. facilitated a free half-day summit (8 AM – noon) on Friday, November 22nd. Participants learned about successful multigenerational approaches for building our community’s capacity to meet basic needs. This event was held at the Collegian Hotel and Suites.
The keynote speaker was Jennifer Gregory, Director of Mobility Learning Design & Practice at the National Community Action Partnership. Additionally, a panel of local experts offered reflection and inspiration. Time was designated for a solutions-based discussion from those in attendance.
This summit focused on building our community’s capacity to meet basic needs through Family-Centric Services. Social/human service organizational leadership, community leaders, and frontline workers especially, were invited. We will also develop and publish recommendations based on the discussion to ensure the basic needs for all Central New York households.
Resources from the program are available below
- 2Gen Whole Family Approaches
- Family Resources For Families In Onondaga County (English & Spanish)
- PEACE, Inc.’s 2024 Community Needs Assessment for Onondaga County
FOCUS Greater Syracuse, Inc. is a citizen driven organization that taps citizen creativity to bring about change in Central New York by enabling citizens, organizations and government to work together to enhance the quality of our lives and our economic future.
Incorporated in 1968, PEACE, Inc. is a federally designated Community Action Agency (CAA) that serves more than 8500 clients in Syracuse, Onondaga County, and portions of Oswego County. The agency pursues a mission to “help people in the community realize their potential for becoming self-sufficient.” It does so through nine antipoverty services, including AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program, Department of Energy and Housing, Family Services, the Frank DeFrancisco Eastwood Community Center, Free Tax Preparation, Head Start and Early Head Start, PEACE, Inc. Big Brothers Big Sisters, Senior Nutrition, and Senior Support Services.