About Us

FOCCUS is directly responsible to its own Board of Directors. The Board is currently composed of 7 members from the fields of social work, business, academics and law. It is a 100% volunteer organization. No officer or Board member receives compensation.

FOCCUS is a non-membership organization. However, there are two very active FOCCUS groups that foster its mission. One group is in Madison, WI and the other is in Bethesda, Maryland. Each group has representation on the FOCCUS Board of Directors. Although each group initiates its own agenda, sponsors fund raising and public information activities, and has a voice in how the funds they raise will be distributed to the Centers, the groups are directly responsible to the FOCCUS Board of Directors.

Any individual or group wishing to support the work of FOCCUS may initiate a FOCCUS group in their community in consultation with the FOCCUS Board of Directors.

FOCCUS meets its goal of providing support to the network of Community Centers for Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Development by increasing public awareness and understanding of the Chernobyl disaster and its aftermath through lectures, presentations, publicity, displays at public events and presentations to community organizations.

Individual donors make the greatest contribution to FOCCUS activities. In 2002 the individual donor list numbered 180 Community groups are the second largest source of support.