Watch Recording 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 the process […]
Watch Recording 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 taking a fresh look at the […]
Watch Recording 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, Executive Director […]
Watch Recording 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 […]
Watch Recording 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 Foundation, and […]
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, […]
Housing in a time of COVID The free virtual Forum for September provided insight into how the pandemic has affected housing in Central New York for buyers, sellers, renters, landlords and developers. Three experts in the local housing market spoke about how COVID has changed the housing market and the pandemic effect going forward. […]
Watch Recording Former SUNY ESF President Neil Murphy and Onondaga Environmental Institute President Ed Michalenko explore the opportunities and challenges for the environment in a new virtual FOCUS Forum. While the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked horrible tragedy, the resulting shutdown has provided some time to heal. This forum will touch on how the environment has […]
Watch Recording Social Distancing and Isolation Under COVID: Coping with Physical and Mental Health Challenges The FOCUS Forum is now in a virtual format. The first virtual forum featured FOCUS Wisdom Keeper Sharon Brangman, MD, Chair of the Department of Geriatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical University and Tracey Musarra Marchese, Professor of Practice in Syracuse […]