CAPCO NEWS

CAPCO’s Cortland County Healthy Families program is hosting a 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 at the 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝑾𝑰𝑪 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒂𝒇𝒆́ located in CAPCO’s Main Office! The group will meet monthly on the 3rd Friday at 10:30am beginning on July 18th through November 21st! You can attend as many or as few sessions as you’d like- no attendance requirement! You …

CAPCO is SO INCREDIBLY PROUD of our ESTEEMED staff who completed the 2024-2025 #LeadershipCortland class through The Chamber! Congratulations to Melissa Brangan, our Cortland County WIC Program – CAPCO Breastfeeding Coordinator & Theresa Radley, our CAPCO Family Development Program Adult Education Coordinator for completing this intensive & important program as they continue on their leadership journey! #CommunityAction #leadershipcortland #leadershipdevelopment #communityproject …

Another Cortland County Dairy Parade is in the books, and CAPCO continues to 𝓜𝓞𝓞𝓞VE our community forward! Thank you to our amazing staff & volunteers for putting together our 𝓜𝓞𝓞𝓞 Mobile and participating in this year’s parade. AND, thank you to our community for coming out on a beautiful night for a parade! We are CAPCO, and we are #CommunityAction! …

It’s been a great few weeks for both our Cortland County WIC Program – CAPCO and Chenango County WIC Program – CAPCO as we opened our new breastfeeding cafés in BOTH communities!! Check out some of the pics from our open houses! Thank you to our community partners & participants who came out to see the spaces. The cafés are …

We celebrated our Spring 2025 GED/High School Equivalency graduation! Nine graduates completed the program, with five walking in the graduation ceremony. CONGRATS GRADUATES!!! CAPCO proudly supports over 100 adult learners, helping them build literacy skills, earn diplomas, and pursue higher education, micro-credentials & career opportunities! #CommunityAction #CSBG #AdultEducation #GED #highschoolgraduation #diploma #EducationForAll #CAPCOGraduates #graduation #ceremony #family #SelfSufficiency #CommunityActionMonth #community

The month of May is COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH ! Made possible by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), there are 1,000+ Community Action Agencies in every county across the U.S., addressing the causes & effects of poverty and allowing for vital community programs such as Head Start, Early Head Start, Weatherization, WIC, Healthy Families, Adult Education & GED programming, SNAP …

The CAPCO WIC Program is opening a 𝘽𝒓𝙚𝒂𝙨𝒕𝙛𝒆𝙚𝒅𝙞𝒏𝙜 𝘾𝒂𝙛𝒆́ in BOTH Cortland & Chenango counties!! YOU’RE INVITED to the café open houses, where every mama and baby deserve a cozy space to bond, nourish, and thrive! 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞: Thursday, May 15th from 2-5pm (CAPCO Main Office, Cortland, NY-details above). 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞: Tuesday, May 20th from 2-5pm …

Help support the CAPCO Family Development Program Baby Wipe Drive that supports children & families in our community. Did you know it can cost families anywhere from $80 to upwards of $100 per month per baby for diapers? For some families that can be a major hardship. CAPCO’s Family Development Program helps over 100 families in Cortland County with diapers …

The CAPCO Energy Services Program & CAPCO Family Development Program will be taking part in the Utility Assistance Clinic being put on by our elected officials, Senator Lea Webb & Assemblymember Anna Kelles! Come see us on Thursday, April 24th in the Randall Middle School gym from 4-7pm to learn how CAPCO’s programs & services may be able to benefit …

CAPCO held our Spring All-Staff Training Day, hosted by our friends at the Homer Elks Lodge #2506! What a GREAT day it was! The day included agency/community updates & an Employee Assistance Program training, a “Poverty=Tough Choices” simulation, a presentation on Advance Care Planning from our partners at Hospicare & Palliative Care Services, a DELICIOUS lunch from Luna Inspired Street …