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CAPCO NOW HAS AN ONLINE APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE

New and current users can apply for programs, services, resources available through CAPCO.
Click the link below, sign up and follow the instructions
to complete the request and someone from CAPCO will contact you.

  • CAPCO’s Thanksgiving Meal Package is Back in 2025!

    CAPCO’s Thanksgiving Meal Package is Back in 2025!

    ๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐œ๐ค๐š๐ ๐ž ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง-๐”๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐!๐Ÿฆƒ This year, weโ€™re expanding to serve ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ! ๐Ÿ’› ๐Ÿ“Œ ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ! Sign-ups are ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž, ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐, so be sure …Read More...
  • Important Update on SNAP Benefits Amid Gov’t Shutdown

    Important Update on SNAP Benefits Amid Gov’t Shutdown

    ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐๐€๐ ๐๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ โ€“ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ Please see the official County press statement regarding potential changes to SNAP benefits. As demand for food assistance is expected to …Read More...
  • Joseph Rivers Painting Helps CAPCO Fight Hunger in Cortland County!

    Joseph Rivers Painting Helps CAPCO Fight Hunger in Cortland County!

    A ๐™๐™ช๐™œ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช to Joseph Rivers Painting for stepping up in a powerful way to help ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. Your generosity is making a real difference! Paint …Read More...

News/Announcements

  • CAPCO’s Thanksgiving Meal Package is Back in 2025!

    CAPCO’s Thanksgiving Meal Package is Back in 2025!

    ๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐œ๐ค๐š๐ ๐ž ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง-๐”๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐!๐Ÿฆƒ This year, weโ€™re expanding to serve ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ! ๐Ÿ’› ๐Ÿ“Œ ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ! Sign-ups are ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž, ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐, so be sure …Read More...
  • Important Update on SNAP Benefits Amid Gov’t Shutdown

    Important Update on SNAP Benefits Amid Gov’t Shutdown

    ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐๐€๐ ๐๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ โ€“ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ Please see the official County press statement regarding potential changes to SNAP benefits. As demand for food assistance is expected to …Read More...

Events

  • Joseph Rivers Painting Helps CAPCO Fight Hunger in Cortland County!

    Joseph Rivers Painting Helps CAPCO Fight Hunger in Cortland County!

    A ๐™๐™ช๐™œ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช to Joseph Rivers Painting for stepping up in a powerful way to help ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. Your generosity is making a real difference! Paint …Read More...

Welcome to CAPCO!

Cortland County Community Action Program, Inc. (CAPCO) is the community action agency serving all of Cortland County with additional services in Chenango & Tompkins counties. Our mission is to provide programs and resources that promote self-reliance and dignity. CAPCO has been providing quality services and programs to the community since 1974.

As a community action agency, CAPCO has a unique commitment to the community. Community action changes people's lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other. We invite you to join with us in this commitment to make our community a better place to live for everyone -- individuals and families - children, adults and seniors.

Greg Richards, Executive Director




CAPCO provides a wide range of services for the Cortland County community.
Choose the service that best suits your needs below.

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Energy Services

Energy Service's goal is to make homes more energy efficient, help reduce energy costs, and make the home a healthy and safe place to live.

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Head Start/Early Head Start

Head Start is a comprehensive, child development preschool program which assists age and income eligible children and their families. Early Head Start operates two program options, center based and home based. Head Start operates a center-based program option. Further services available to the children and their families include health, disabilities, and family services.

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WIC Program

WIC (Women, Infants and Children) provides healthy foods, nutrition counseling and referrals in order to ensure the best possible health, growth and development of low-income women, infants, and children.

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Consumer Directed Care

Consumer Directed Personal Assistant Program (CDPAP) allows Medicaid eligible individuals with a disability the opportunity to live in the community as independently as possible, free of the constraints that would otherwise be imposed upon them by a more formal health care environment.

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Family Development

Family Development works with people in the community to develop and provide resources and supports to empower individuals and encourage strong, healthy families.

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Volunteers Needed - You Make a Difference

Please join us in helping people and changing lives in our community - if you're interested in
sharing your time and/or resources, please contact us at (607) 753-6781.

Need help or know of someone who needs help? Fill out the form below or call us today.

    Need help or know of someone who needs help? Fill out the form below or call us today.
    Cortland County Community
    Action Program

    32 North Main St. Cortland NY 13045
    Phone: (607) 753-6781
    Office Hours: Monday - Friday
    8:00 am - 4:00 pm

    We are associated with:

    United Way for Cortland County

    New York State Community
    Action Association (NYSCAA)

    National Community Action
    Partnership (NCAP)

    211 Cortland

    National Community Action Foundation (NCAF)