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𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐂𝐎 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒! We currently have 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 openings in: 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 (Birth–Age 2) 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐊 (𝐔𝐏𝐊) for 4-year-olds 𝐍𝐎 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 NO income guidelines for UPK Early Head Start requires eligibility — but don’t assume! Call our Enrollment Office at 𝟔𝟎𝟕-𝟐𝟗𝟗-𝟒𝟕𝟗𝟓 to learn more and see if your child qualifies. These spots fill up fast — don’t …

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐆𝐄𝐃/𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬! 𝟲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 walked in front of their loved ones 𝟏𝟑 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 completed this cohort —𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫! CAPCO has now surpassed 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 since our Adult Education Program began in 2013 A heartfelt recognition goes to 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐲, our long-time instructor and founding member of the program who retired …

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝’𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛! This year, their generous donations will help make CAPCO’s upcoming 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙀𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙯𝙖 even more special for local families. Partnerships like this allow CAPCO to strengthen our mission and provide meaningful support to our community. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝—details on holiday programs for children & families will be coming soon! …

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗖𝗢! We just wrapped up our 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 at our 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗜𝗖 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in Norwich, NY—and it was a great success! A huge thank you to the amazing families who joined us as they prepare for their childbirth journey. 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘂𝗽: We’re bringing our childbirth classes to the 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗳é at …

📣 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧-𝐔𝐩𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝐫𝐝!🦃 This year, we’re expanding to serve 𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬! 💛 📌 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭! Sign-ups are 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝, so be sure to act fast & have benefit cards and other verification with you at sign-up. 🙏 A HUGE thank you to P&C Fresh for their generous support and donations. 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 …

𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐍𝐀𝐏 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 – 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝐬𝐭 Please see the official County press statement regarding potential changes to SNAP benefits. As demand for food assistance is expected to rise, 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐂𝐎 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. We’re collecting 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 at all CAPCO locations to help meet community needs. A list …

𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐂𝐎’𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 – 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝐬𝐭! Mark your calendars for one of our biggest annual events—no sign-ups required and first come, first served! 𝘿𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙉𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙: We’re especially in need of adult coats, with a particular need for men’s sizes. We currently have a generous supply of children’s items. Donations can be dropped off at our Main Office during …

𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐂𝐎 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 at last week’s New York State Community Action Association & New York State Weatherization Directors Association conference! We’re proud to share that: -𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩, our incredible WIC Nutrition Assistant, received the Community Action Promise Award! -𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬, our esteemed former Energy Services Director, was honored with the Dedication & Advocacy Award! -Our distinguished 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 …

October is……… WEATHERIZATION MONTH  The CAPCO Energy Services Program is the Energy Services & Weatherization Assistance provider for both Cortland AND Tompkins counties! Program offerings are available for both home owners & tenants! Check out our Energy Services offerings here on our website: https://www.capco.org/our-programs/energy-services/ CAPCO’s certified & highly trained crew & auditors as well as esteemed administrative staff are here …

CAPCO conducted a 𝐏𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 for our friends & partners at the Family Health Network of Central New York (FHN), Cortland’s esteemed 𝙛𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮-𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧! CAPCO collaborates with vital organizations, like FHN, to deliver high quality resources & services to children & families in our community. Thank you to FHN for being a great audience and for participating in this …