CAPCO Events

What an INCREDIBLE day at our Coat Drive! CAPCO provided 244 individuals and children with over 580 coats, hats, gloves, scarves, and other winter items! Thank you to all who donated from our community, including the incredible donation of new coats from Homer Men and Boys! Thank you to our staff and volunteers for their hard work on this event! …

It is that time year again! CAPCO’s Annual Coat Drive and Giveaway is upcoming on Saturday, October 21st from 9-11am at the CAPCO Main Office. CAPCO is located at 32 North Main Street, Cortland, and we are currently accepting coat donations for the giveaway! Community members looking for coats and winter gear do not need to sign-up, simply show up …

CAPCO brought our State of Poverty Simulation to our friends and partners at the Cortland County Department of Social Services! A Poverty Simulation is a realistic portrayal of living in a low income household for “one month.” Participants are assigned roles in households that have been based on real families receiving services from community action agencies. During the simulation, family …

Our Head Start & Early Head Start staff have returned for the upcoming school year and are in full training & preparation mode as we prepare for our kiddos to start next week! Check out some of these snapshots from our 2-weeks of pre-service trainings featuring renowned presentations from J Michael Hall and his Strong Fathers, Strong Families training as …

CAPCO held our high school graduation ceremony for the graduating students in our Adult Education GED Program! It was a magical evening celebrating this tremendous accomplishment with our graduates, families, and staff! In all, CAPCO had 11 graduates in 2023. Our Adult Education unit currently serves over 100 students at varying learning levels. Contact CAPCO to learn more: 607-753-6781. Congratulations …

CAPCO has LIMITED resources for back to school clothes shopping! We are accepting the first 125 children signed-up, and spots are already filling-up very fast this year!! Please call CAPCO ASAP to sign-up, 607-753-6781. Spots are limited and will be first come first serve. Funding limitations this year have CAPCO utilizing all donated funds for this essential initiative. Looking to …

The upcoming production of ‘Gypsy’ at the Center for the Arts of Homer will help to support programs and resources here at CAPCO! For every ticket sold, $1.00 will be donated to CAPCO! Check out the below information and dates/times of the upcoming shows that start THIS WEEK into next week! Buy tickets here: center4art.org We cannot thank our friends …

CAPCO held Preschool Graduation & Moving Up Ceremonies at our Head Start classrooms last week! Wishing all of our Head Start kiddos a safe and healthy summer and well wishes for our 4-year-olds heading to Kindergarten next year! You are forever a part of the CAPCO family! Thank you to our amazing staff and Program leadership who impact the lives …

The CAPCO Family Development Program team held our annual Baby Shower this week with 26 expectant families receiving some great gifts and information as they prepare for the new addition to their families! Thank you to our Cortland County WIC and Cortland County Healthy Families teams for their presentations and education on CAPCO and community resources! #CommunityAction #babyshower #families #support …

Expecting & Moms with babies 6 months old or younger, we are hosting Everybody’s Baby Shower Wednesday, June 14th right here at CAPCO’s Main Office from 2pm-4pm! Helping those that are too little to ask, each mom will receive, multiple gifts ranging from diapers, clothing, safety items, ect. Guest speakers from WIC, Head Start, & Healthy Families. You must be …