Community Project Archive

Yearly Archive: 2013

Projects that started in 2013

  • Syracuse Hunger Project

    Started: October 23, 2013

    In 2003, the Samaritan Center of Syracuse, NY noticed an issue with food assistance programs in the city. All around Syracuse, food pantries were reporting an increase in demand for supplies. As a [ … ]

  • Syracuse Grows

    Started: October 23, 2013

    A result of the Syracuse Hunger Project’s ongoing work, Syracuse Grows is an organization which aims to lower food access problems by creating and maintaining community gardens. Community gardens provide gardeners with access [ … ]

  • Age-Friendly Central New York

    Started: September 24, 2013    /   Ended: January 14, 2014

    In Fall 2013, Syracuse Community Geography participated in an initiative spearheaded by FOCUS Greater Syracuse to develop a vision for an age-friendly Central New York. The goal of the project is to develop [ … ]

  • Census Workshop

    Started: September 12, 2013

    In 2012, Syracuse Community Geography began offering workshops to representatives of community-based organizations to help them better utilize U.S. Census Bureau data. Recent changes to the decennial census and the emergence of the [ … ]

  • Analyzing Housing Patterns in Auburn, NY

    Started: April 12, 2013

    In April 2013, The Fair Housing Council of Central NY (FHCCNY) requested the help of Syracuse Community Geography to analyze and map census data to further their cause. Based in Syracuse, NY, FHCCNY [ … ]

  • Child Care and Early Education Program Availability

    Started: January 30, 2013

    In spring 2013, students enrolled in the Community Geography course partnered with Child Care Solutions and P.E.A.C.E., Inc., to conduct a geographic analysis of home-based child care and Head Start program availability, demographic [ … ]

  • A Geographic Analysis of Urban Forestry Efforts in Syracuse, NY

    Started: January 30, 2013

    In partnership with the Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County (CCE), students in the Spring 2013 Community Geography class conducted a geographic analysis of CCE’s urban forestry efforts in Syracuse, NY. The [ … ]

  • Housing Demolition, Vacancy and Tenure Patterns in Syracuse, NY

    Started: January 30, 2013

    In partnership with the City of Syracuse Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, students in the Spring 2013 Community Geography class conducted an analysis of housing demolition in Syracuse from 2002-2012. The city had [ … ]