Mayor Owens Expands Syracuse’s Hometown Heroes Banner Program

Mayor Owens Expands Syracuse's Hometown Heroes Banner Program

Published on February 10, 2026

2026 orders are open until March 9; banners to be posted for Memorial Day

Syracuse Mayor Sharon F. Owens announced the continuation of the Hometown Heroes Banner program, the veteran banner program which will expand to downtown in the City of Syracuse. Hometown Heroes, popular in communities around the nation, allows families and friends to sponsor banners featuring their veteran or active duty loved ones to be posted on city streets.

Open today and can be placed at SyracuseHometownHeroes.com until March 9, 2026. Banners will be hung before Memorial Day and stay up until Veterans Day.

"I'm proud to continue this program and to see banners honoring veterans across all quadrants of the city. With a new location in downtown being added, I encourage residents to continue to recognize the service of their loved ones," said Mayor Owens.

The cost is $160 per banner and includes three years of posting. The fee covers banner printing and posting and the ongoing administration of the program. Orders can be submitted online or by mail to: Syracuse Hometown Heroes, c/o Syracuse Parks Conservancy, P.O. Box 11384. Syracuse, NY 13218.

Hometown Heroes began in the City of Syracuse in 2024 with more than 150 banners posted in Kirk Park on the City's southside and on James Street from near downtown extending to Eastwood. The program has grown to now include banner locations in Clinton Square, North Salina Street, Upper Onondaga Park, Burnet Park, NBT Bank Stadium/Regional Market Area, Waverly, and Crouse Avenues near the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC) at The Daniel and Gayle D'Aniello Building and Burnet Park.

The City created Syracuse Hometown Heroes in partnership with the Syracuse Parks Conservancy, which is administering the program, and the Dunbar American Legion Post 1642 in Syracuse. The program is sponsored by the Syracuse University Institute of Veterans and Military Families (IVMF).

With IVMF support, Syracuse Hometown Heroes also provides financial assistance to individuals and families meeting eligibility criteria. Information about financial assistance is available on the submission form on SyracuseHometownHeroes.com.

IVMF is also the creator and operator of SyracuseServes, a coordinated care network that ensures Syracuse's military-connected community can easily and successfully navigate to the care, resources, and services they need. Launched by IVMF in 2022, in partnership with the City, SyracuseServes has already helped more than 500 people get access to care and services to help veterans and their families sustain healthy, productive, and economically stable lives following separation from the armed forces.

The City of Syracuse thanks the ongoing partnership of Syracuse Parks Conservancy as well as the Oneida County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which operates the Hometown Heroes program in the Mohawk Valley and supported Syracuse in establishing the Syracuse Hometown Heroes initiative.

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