Abstract: 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 …showed first 75 words of 1329 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1329 total…determined, the resources and capital to attain them may not be available. Conclusion: The action to determine if a FOCUS initiative would work in Erie County would be to set up a meeting with Trina Tardone-Steinhardt of Uniland, and possible to plan a trip to Syracuse or meetings with FOCUS leaders there. A complete list of Syracuse’s goals, information from the website, the Report on Shared Government Services, more information on Chattanooga’s CRGI,