CAPCO Participates in Barry School Resource Fair!

CAPCO had so much fun connecting with families at the Franklyn S Barry School Community Resource Fair! It has been so incredible and vital to partner with several of our local school districts to provide community resources at school events. Check out our website www.capco.org or call our Main Office at 607-753-6781 to learn more about our impactful programs, services, …

Faith Baptist Church Supports Head Start in Cortland!

Our CAPCO Head Start / Early Head Start of Cortland County Program was BEYOND surprised and honored yesterday by the caring leaders and community members from Faith Baptist Church! Thank you to the congregation for this extremely generous donation to help support Head Start & Early Head Start programming in our community! Resources such as these are so critical to …

Utility Assistance!

It is heating season, and the cost of utilities are impacting families across our community. CAPCO may be able to help! To find out what resources are available and what you may qualify for, call the CAPCO Main Office at 607-753-6781. For general information, check out our website: www.capco.org #CommunityAction #heat #HeatingAssistance #utlities #familydevelopment

Changes to SNAP Benefits_March 2023

Important Update for Our Community: SNAP benefits will resume back to normal levels (pre-pandemic) beginning in March 2023. This will have a significant impact on the level of SNAP benefits received. CAPCO has our very own SNAP Coordinator through the Nutrition Outreach & Education Program (NOEP). Please call our Main Office at 607-753-6781 with any questions you may have. Our …

Generous SnackPack Donation!

CAPCO received a very generous donation to our SnackPack Program from Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America, Stella D’Oro Lodge #1730! Our SnackPack Program is entirely run on donations and provides food in a backpack for elementary school children to take home on weekends. This Program would not be possible with generous donations such as this and the …

CNA Course with Financial Support from CAPCO!

CAPCO is once again partnering with Tompkins Cortland Community College to offer a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) course! Registration is now open! The course begins on June 6, 2023 and is a total of 3-weeks. After, participants graduate with the CNA certification, which are highly in demand in our healthcare industry! CAPCO will pay the tuition as well as other …

Miss Elaine: A Head Start Hero

It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of a key pioneer and hero of Head Start programming in Cortland County, Miss Elaine M. Contento. Miss Contento was vital in developing CAPCO’s Head Start programming, and her influence and legacy is still woven into all that we do every day. Miss Contento had a profound impact on the …

Fidelis Donates Turkey’s to Families!

Our partners at Fidelis Care graciously donated turkey vouchers to families this Holiday season! They will be used as part of CAPCO’s SnackPack Program. It is so important to have meaningful & impactful community partnerships and engagement as we work to reduce barriers for opportunity while engaging all sectors of the community in our fight against poverty. #CommunityAction #community #partnerships …

2022 Holiday Extravaganza!

It was truly a magical day at our annual HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA! We connected with over 200 families as they picked-out gifts for their children! Thank you to all who donated items and resources for this important event and to our staff and volunteers who put in A LOT of work to make this day special for families. This is who …

CAPCO Supports Local Warming Center!

CAPCO was proud to help support the The Salvation Army Cortland with a shower installation for their Warming Center. The Warming Center is now open when temperatures are below 32 degrees with a place to sleep, have a hot meal, do laundry, and now take a shower! As Cortland’s designated Community Action Agency, we are dedicated to eradicating the causes …