Listing of the most recent Forsyth Futures Making Progress Reports describing aspects of life in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
Learn more about Forsyth County, North Carolina by downloading and reading a variety of community reports.
The Making Progress Report: Environmental Sustainability 2012 includes seven indicators:
For each indicator, this report provides a description of the indicator, indicates data points used to measure the indicator, identifies key findings, and offers recommendations on how progress is made.
View Making Progress Report: Environmental Sustainability 2012
The Making Progress Report: Physical & Mental Health includes seven indicators:
For each indicator, this report provides a description of the indicator, indicates data points used to measure the indicator, identifies key findings, and offers recommendations on how progress is made.
View the Physical & Mental Health 2012 Making Progress Report
Presentation on the Affordable Care Act and North Carolina by Dr. Pam Silberman, President & CEO of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine. Read More
Source: Dr. Pam Silberman, President & CEO of the NC Institute of Medicine. Presented January 24, 2012 at the Second Annual Forsyth County Health Reform Conversation.
The Making Progress Report: economic self-sufficiency includes six indicators:
For each indicator, this report provides a description of the indicator, indicates data points used to measure the indicator, identifies key findings, and offers recommendations on how progress is made.
View the Economic Self-Sufficiency 2011 Making Progress Report
The Making Progress Report: Educational Success includes five indicators:
For each indicator, this report provides a description of the indicator, the data points used to measure the indicator, key findings, and a picture of what progress would look like.
View the Educational Success 2011 Making Progress Report
Report addressing demographic changes and increased diversity in Forsyth County. Past, Present and Projected Demogrpahic Changes in Forsyth County, 1996-2030
Source: Dr. Craig Richardson, Director Center for Economic Analysis, School of Business and Economics, Winston-Salem State University
The Vibrancy Index answers the question “What is there to do in Winston-Salem?” It collectively presents all the arts and cultural events and shows support dollars at work.
View the results of how the Forsyth County Public Library served the community in 2010-2011. Read more.
Police-to-Citizen (P2C) portals for Forsyth County are provided by the Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) at www.wspdp2c.org and the Forsyth County Sherriff’s Office (FCSO) at p2c.fcso.us. Records obtainable through P2C are filtered and do not contain sensitive data. P2C's online reporting feature is designed for incidents that require police assistance but do not constitute an emergency (e.g., aggressive driving, identity theft, larceny, police service). Via PC2 residents can view most wanted lists, warrant lists, crash reports, and links to various Forsyth County resources. You may print copies of public incident reports, view a daily bulletin of events, or view the community calendar along with many other items of interest.
Addressing the Needs of Forsyth County's Persons with Visual Impairments: Community Service Providers and Resources - The purpose of this paper is to guide service providers and advocates for persons with visual impairments, in Forsyth County, towards action in three focus areas: outreach to vision practitioners, transportation, and marketing and public relations. Read More
Source: Forsyth Futures in collaboration with the A Brighter Path Foundation, Industries for the Blind, and the Winston-Salem Twin City Hosts Lions Club
Snapshot of public data on health, economic, education, and community engagement indicators for Forsyth County’s older adult population (senior citizens). The report is designed for use by residents, organizations and community leaders interested in addressing the issues of older adults. Read More
Source: Forsyth Futures in collaboration with the Aging Services Planning Committee
The Forsyth County Environmental Affairs Department makes data available from the county's air monitoring network as a public service. These data represent the hourly data set from all of the sites within this network. Data from Triad sites outside of Forsyth County are collected by the North Carolina Division of Air Quality. Learn More
This chapter of the City of Winston-Salem Adopted Budget provides information on the usage patterns, costs and financial support of cultural and recreational facilities and activities managed by the City of Winston-Salem, as well as other select community entitites. Read more
The report provides information on the fundraising activities for the Arts Council and financial support of arts endeavors. Read more
NC State University Index of North Carolina Leading Economic Indicators is composed of five components: the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI)’s Weekly Leading Index (www.businesscycle.com/resources), North Carolina initial claims for unemployment benefits, North Carolina building permits, average weekly hours of work of all North Carolina employees in manufacturing, and average weekly earnings of all North Carolina employees in manufacturing. Read more
This chapter of the City of Winston-Salem Adopted Budget provides information on the usage patterns, costs and financial support of cultural and recreational facilities and activities managed by the City of Winston-Salem, as well as other select community entitites. Read more
This chapter of the City of Winston-Salem Adopted Budget provides information on the usage patterns, costs and financial support of facilities and activities addressing environmental health managed by the City of Winston-Salem. Read more
This page is the portal to all WSFCS reports with test data measuring student improvement. Read more
Youth Risk Bhavior Survey is provided by the Forsyth County Health Department in cooperation with the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools. The report provides survey data regarding middle and high school students risk behaviors. WSFCS Middle School Full Report and the WSFCS High School Full Report
Winston-Salem Business Inc, 2010 Annual Report. Winston-Salem Business Inc. (WSBI) is a local agency that conducts external economic development marketing. The annual report provides information on past year successes and future plans for facilitating new business creation in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Read more
This report highlights the fiscal accounting and program results for CenterPoint Human Services, the state-mandated Local Management Entity in charge of overseeing the delivery of publicly-funded mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services in Forsyth, Stokes, Davie and Rockingham Counties. CPHS Annual Report
The report provides process information to identify and quantitative data to evaluate indicators of Forsyth County’s health behaviors, health outcomes and systems. Community Assessment
This report highlights the fiscal accounting and program results for the Winston-Salem Foundation. The Winston-Salem Foundation Annual Report
Report describes the key accomplishments for 2010 of the Downtown Winston-Salem business community and the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership. Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership Annual Report
Source: Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership
Hispanic Gang Awareness Among Forsyth County’s Hispanic Community
The report provides the City-County Planning Board’s vision, goals, and plans for addressing the county’s Greenways, linear open spaces corridors for conservation, recreation and transportation management. Greenway Plan
The public is invited to review the official public document for the county’s growth manageplan plan generated by the City-County Planning Board with Forsyth County residents’ input. The plan includes chapters on growth management, land use, transportation, economic development, environmental quality and sustainability, healthy and equitable communities, community character, urban areas, and rural areas. Legacy 2030 Update (Draft)