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Refugee Alliance evolves from OCL’s “The World at Our Doorstep” study

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When OCL undertook its 2012 study, “The World at Our Doorstep,” the Gifford Foundation had already begun convening a working group of refugees and other stakeholders actively involved in refugee resettlement. Gifford recently asked Nicole Watts, executive director of Hopeprint, to share her thoughts about the now robust Refugee Alliance, its vision and impact on... Read more »

Join OCL or Renew Your Annual Membership Now!

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You have told us that together we are making an impact! Thanks, Citizens League members, for telling us that OCL‘s reputation as an instrument for community improvement is growing and our reports are taken seriously by community leaders. We believe that together we are making a difference in Syracuse and Central New York and we... Read more »

OCL Board Elects 2014-15 Officers

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The Onondaga Citizens League Board of Directors announced the election of officers for 2014-2015: President: Merike Treier of Syracuse is Executive Director of the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. She also serves as the president of the Downtown Syracuse Foundation, Inc., and is a board member for the Gifford Foundation, Onondaga County Public Library, Housing... Read more »

2015 Study Topic Selection

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OCL Board member Kristen Heath, right, chair of the Study Topic Selection Committee, presented a gift basket provided by the  Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo to Mary Kate Intaglietta, raffle winner at the 2014 OCL Annual Meeting at the Zoo in June. The Study Topic Selection Committee is in the process of developing proposals... Read more »

OCL Welcomes New Board Members

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The Onondaga Citizens League welcomes five new Board members who were elected in June to three-year terms commencing in September 2014: Travis Glazier, Deputy Commissioner, Facilities Management, Onondaga County; Mary Kate Intaglietta, Executive Director of Baltimore Woods Nature Center; Doreen Milcarek, Administrator, Robert P. Kinchen Central Library, Onondaga County Public Library; Laura Miller, General Manager,... Read more »