CAPCO NEWS

CAPCO’s annual Community Coat Drive for our Cortland community is scheduled for Saturday, October 19th! The CAPCO Family Development Program is currently soliciting coat donations for this popular drive that gives away HUNDREDS of coats each season to children and families in our community. Lightly used coats of all kinds can be accepted at the CAPCO Main Office at 32 N. …

CAPCO is so PROUD and EXCITED to share with our community and the communities we serve our new WIC Director for our CAPCO WIC Program serving BOTH Cortland & Chenango counties AND the newest addition to the CAPCO’s Senior Director Team, Lori Spatola-Davis! Lori joins our team with 30+ years of WIC experience and most recently served as the WIC …

CAPCO is proud to host this informative and engaging session with a Consumer Fraud Expert on September 13. The event is hosted by Assemblymember Anna Kelles. Call or email her office to register. The contact information is listed on the above flier.

Congratulations to our very own Brandy Strauf, CAPCO’s Family Development Director, who became a Certified Community Action Professional (CCAP) and received her certificate at the National Community Action Conference in Seattle, WA last night! Attaining a CCAP is the highest professional certification in the work of Community Action, and it is a real benefit to our agency and the communities …

Interested in volunteering on your own schedule and earning a tax-free $$$? This opportunity is for you!   We are actively recruiting for Volunteer Drivers for our Volunteer Transportation Program!   Make your own schedule and help transport vulnerable populations in our community to and from medical appointments, earning $.65 1/2 cents per mile that is a NON-TAXED reimbursement.   …

WAITING LIST AVAILABILITY ONLY–ALL SPOTS CURRENTLY FILLED FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING.  DO NOT DELAY IN CONTACTING CAPCO TO BE ADDED TO WAIT-LIST. ADDIITONAL SPOTS MAY OPEN UP! CAPCO has a Back to School Shopping Program again this year! Resources and slots are limited! Contact the CAPCO Main Office to claim your child’s spot while they last at 607-753-6781. CAPCO offers a …

CAPCO Early Head Start has INFANT/TODDLER openings (birth to age 2) for THIS fall! Spots are limited and will fill up quickly! Not sure if your family qualifies? Contact Head Start enrollment at 607-299-4795 or the CAPCO Main Office at 607-753-6781. You may be surprised at your eligibility for this free, full day/full year comprehensive early childhood education program! Do …

CAPCO’s Everybody’s Baby Shower is upcoming on Wednesday, July 24th! CAPCO is proud to have brought the community baby shower to our community and beyond, and we are so proud to continue to host our special event each year! Are you a new or expectant parent? Join us for Gifts, Resources, and Refreshments!! Call Deanna at Cortland County Healthy Families, …

What a day it was! Thank you to all who came out for CAPCO’s 50th Anniversary Open House & Legislative Day Celebration last week! We started our day by hosting a roundtable discussion with the NYS Commissioner of Health, Dr. James V. McDonald, and our esteemed Senator Lea Webb and Assemblymember Anna Kelles to discuss critical healthcare challenges and social …

Check this out!! A MAJOR thank you to the staff and volunteers of Seven Valleys Health Coalition for providing food rescue items to the children and families in our Head Start & Early Head Start classrooms! CAPCO cannot meet our mission without impactful collaborations such as these. We are proud to be Cortland’s community action agency working closely with incredible …