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.
News/Announcements
CAPCO’s Early Childhood Program Celebrates 60 Years of Head Start Nationwide!
CAPCO’s Early Childhood Program proudly celebrated 𝟲𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 with an incredible family night to kick off the new school year! Since 1973, CAPCO has served as …Read More...CAPCO Hosts Poverty Simulation for the Family Health Network!
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, …Read More...
Events
CAPCO Participates in Community Chalk the Walk Initiative
Across CAPCO locations, staff joined the 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 initiative to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention. A huge thank you to our amazing team for their passion …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.

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.
learn moreHead 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.
learn moreConsumer 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.
learn moreVolunteers 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