CAPCO Events

CAPCO will be hosting a FREE Community Poverty Simulation on Wednesday, October 16th at Grace Christian Fellowship on Fisher Ave from 9am-12pm noon! CAPCO’s trained staff will take participants through “1 month” (i.e. 4, 15-minute weeks) of simulated poverty as they try to keep their homes, pay their bills, attain transportation, ensure their children’s needs are met, and “survive” this …

On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, CAPCO will be offering a viewing of the film Resilience that chronicles the first ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) study and essentially the dawn of trauma-informed care and N.E.A.R science. There are a limited number of copies of this film worldwide, and CAPCO has maintained a copy of the film for the last several years. In …

CAPCO held our summer All-Staff Training Day at Tinelli’s Hathaway House last week, and it was a GREAT day! We started our day with agency updates, followed by a presentation from our colleague Amanda Howlett on Catholic Charities of Cortland County‘s new S.O.S Homeless Response Team and a Mandated Reporter training from our partners at the Friends of the Cortland …

WHAT A DAY WE HAD at our CAPCO Community Field Day yesterday! We welcomed OVER 400 community members in celebration of CAPCO’s 50 years of programming! What a PERFECT afternoon of fun for families with Achoo the Camel, Mighty Molar, a bounce house, face painting, playgrounds, lawn games, music, free ice cream & snacks, music, and an array of community …

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! CAPCO will be hosting a family fun FIELD DAY on Thursday, July 25th from 2-5pm at our South Main Facility (236 S. Main Street, Cortland)! OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC! There will be an ice cream truck, snacks, a fire truck, a LIVE CAMEL, a bounce house, 2 playgrounds to explore, Mighty Molar, face …

CAPCO held our spring commencement ceremony to celebrate the CAPCO Family Development Program GED/High School Equivalency GRADUATING class of 2024 at our South Main Facility pavilion! We had 8 students graduate in total this spring, including one diploma recipient through the NEDP – National External Diploma Program! A HUGE thank you to our esteemed Adult Education staff, volunteers, and of …

On Wednesday, June 12th, we will be hosting a CAPCO Open House & Legislative Day with visits and proclamations from NYS Senator Lea Webb, NYS Assemblyperson Anna Kelles, as well as County Legislator and Board Member, Doug Bentley! We will also be formally dedicating our Main Office building to our former and esteemed Executive Director, Lindy Glennon! You will not …

CAPCO had the honor to host The Chamber Business After Hours, and what turn out it was! We welcomed nearly 100 professionals and community members from across industry sectors to showcase our programs & services and to celebrate 50 YEARS of community impact! Thank you to all who came out. We are Cortland’s Community Action Agency with services reaching to …

CAPCO celebrated VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION WEEK with our incredible volunteers that help CAPCO meet our mission and impact the lives of community members! THANK YOU to all of our volunteers, including our Board of Directors & Head Start Policy Council, our volunteer driver, our adult education/literacy volunteer tutors, our Family Essentials workers, our Head Start/Early Head Start parents & classroom volunteers, …

CAPCO will be hosting the upcoming Business After Hours event on April 17th in partnership with The Chamber as we celebrate our 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Come check out our facility that will have program displays to learn more about what we do and our immense impact on the community! Food options will be catered by Los Lagos Cortland NY with …