Email us at [email protected]. Jargowsky published a report titled "Architecture of Segregation: Civil Unrest, the Concentration of Poverty, and Public Policy." In it he names Syracuse, New York as having the highest concentrated poverty amongst minorities in the Unite States. The report went on to cite that 35% of all families and 50% of all children in the City of Syracuse live in poverty. Dr. Jargowsky's report confirmed what many Syracuse residents were well aware of - our city needed help. The release of the report spurred Albany into response and during Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Capital for A Day, he set aside an agenda to examine our poverty and its effects on local residents. Community stakeholders had long been doing the work to remedy poverty. This prompted a collective sharing of resources, ideas, and strategy to identify general areas of focus and plans of action for multiple agents to undertake together. Through these efforts came Greater Syracuse H.O.P.E. These focus areas evolved into working committees that are made up of community members and agency stakeholders. These work committees are: Education, Housing, Economic Development, Community Engagement, Health, and Data & Marketing. The initiative is fiscally sponsored by the United Way of Central New York.
