Some Important Reads

CNY Fair Housing Guest Article

Exclusionary zoning regulations contribute to Onondaga County’s housing crisis by restricting the number and variety of homes available in our community. Too many people are stuck in housing they can’t afford and that does not meet their needs because the 34 different municipal zoning codes that govern the construction of housing in Onondaga County make… Read more »

PEACE, Inc. Releases 2024 Community Needs Assessment On Poverty In Onondaga County

PEACE, Inc. Releases 2024 Community Needs Assessment On Poverty In Onondaga County

Guest Article: Todd Goehle, Vice President of Operations and Strategy “I’m frequently asked ‘What is the biggest issue or need in our community?’ I tell them, ‘Poverty.’ They often respond, ‘No, what is the biggest issue…is it employment, transportation, etc.?’ I again say, ‘It’s Poverty.” Central New York has the potential for a “moment.” The… Read more »

Our Children Cannot Wait: Urgent Responses Needed for Housing and Hunger in Syracuse

Our Children Cannot Wait: Urgent Responses Needed for Housing and Hunger in Syracuse

Article Submitted by Maura Ackerman on behalf of the Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance, a coalition of local changemakers dedicated to a more just and equitable food future in the Central New York region, in partnership with the undersigned individuals and organizations. We, the undersigned individual citizens and advocates from 15 community agencies in Central New… Read more »

Understanding how scarcity, poverty, health outcomes, and equality relate, and what we can do to improve them in Central New York

Understanding how scarcity, poverty, health outcomes, and equality relate, and what we can do to improve them in Central New York

Guest Article: Jared Duggal, senior, Fayetteville Manlius High School View Findings of Jared’s Research Project Poverty is pervasive in America’s cities, and this is particularly true in Central New York. While our biggest cities’ challenges are often in the national spotlight, America’s small and midsize cities are home to more people, and their health disparities… Read more »

New CNY Vitals Section Disaggregates Local Data by Race

New CNY Vitals Section Disaggregates Local Data by Race

The Central New York Community Foundation has added data related to racial inequities to its state-of-the-community website, CNY Vitals (cnyvitals.org). Data points related to civic participation, education, wealth accumulation, well-being, employment and income are disaggregated by race to advance an understanding of how different groups are differently situated in Central New York. “There is something… Read more »

Taxing Barriers: Using Data to Overcome Predatory Tactics, Maximize Refunds, and Further Free Tax Preparation for all

Taxing Barriers: Using Data to Overcome Predatory Tactics, Maximize Refunds, and Further Free Tax Preparation for all

Guest Article: Todd Goehle, Community Engagement Director, PEACE, Inc. Albert Einstein quipped, “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” If a Nobel Prize Winning Physicist can’t understand it, what are the rest of us supposed to do? Especially when we have to organize financial documents and navigate unfamiliar tax terms?… Read more »