We are pleased to share some examples of the exciting projects and events Forsyth Futures and other local organizations are engaged in to put community knowledge to work and assist residents and community organizations in in effectively collaborating to focus on issues, make decisions and take actions to improve the quality of life in Forsyth County, NC.
Designed as a springboard for community conversations and future research, the study is an initial attempt to capture the singular and collective capital of a sample of Forsyth County’s Faith-Based Community Organizations.
Read it here.
Source: Forsyth Futures
Date: April 25, 2013
Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines announced Tuesday that the county’s population of chronically homeless people has decreased 58 percent since 2005, according to the 2013 “Point in Time” count.
Read the MPR: Homelessness 2013.
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
Date: March 27, 2013
Dr. Pam Silberman, president and CEO of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine and publisher of the NCMJ, discussed “Implementing the Affordable Care Act in North Carolina: 2013 Update” today at the 3rd Annual Health Care Reform Conversation, which was hosted by Forsyth Futures and HealthCare Access. See her presentation here.
Date: March 21, 2013
Read their Op-Ed piece about Forsyth County's community food system here.
Date: Feb. 18, 2013
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
Forsyth County is well-poised for continued growth in the local food movement, according to a report released this week by Forsyth Futures, and residents surveyed for the report said the biggest step forward would be to get more locally grown food into grocery stores. Read the story here.
Date: Feb. 1, 2013
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
The “Financial Literacy Initiascape©” is now available here. This Initiascape© identifies 19 community partners that provide 57 programs that assist Forsyth County residents with financial literacy. It also explains their roles in such efforts and provides contact information for these organizations. Learn more.
MyFox8.com highlights Forsyth Futures' community food system here.
Date: Feb. 2, 2013
Source: MyFox8.com
The Family-Level Advocacy for Exceptional Children & Youth Initiascape© is now available. This Initiascape© identifies community partners that assist families who are advocating for the needs of exceptional children and youth in Forsyth County. It also explains their roles in such efforts and provides contact information for these organizations.
Watch the Forsyth Futures Community Table about how to “Step Back to Step Up” here.
Forsyth Futures is collaborating with the Wake Forest School of Divinity to identify the ways in which Faith-Based Community Organizations (FBCOs) conduct outreach within the community. Preliminary analysis of the 87 responses collected through late December 2012 showed that 86 percent of congregations surveyed are involved in hunger ministries. Read more.