FOCUS
F.O.C.U.S (Forging Our Community’s United Strength) Greater Syracuse is a community-wide project designed to economically advance the Central New York area by facilitating an atmosphere of positive change and unity in the community. It was founded by a group of Leadership Syracuse graduates and residents and is a non-for-profit organization. FOCUS is loosely based on an increasing number of similar organizations popping up in regions across the country. In brief, to facilitate the beginnings of this economic development, approximately 200 trained volunteers went into the community, (schools, workplaces, houses, of worship, etc.), and facilitated over 124 open sessions with over 2,500 participants. Participants were asked to come up with ideas and dreams for the future of the area, and over 15,500 were generated. These were entered into a database at the local college and grouped into 87 main goals for development in the following categories: education, government, health and human services, neighborhoods, downtown, economic development, arts and events, and tourism. These goals were compiled into a community report, voted on by the community at the ‘Vision Fair’, and used to benchmark progress of the group.
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Approximate Word count = 1302
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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