The October CEO Star is Rodney Cady!

Free Fall Fest

Tomorrow afternoon at the Joe Bruno Stadium: Free Fall Fest with fun for the whole family!

Thanksgiving Baskets 2024

We are excited to announce that CEO is joining forces with Unity House and the Regional Food Bank of Northeaster NY to offer Thanksgiving food packages for our customers. CEO has enough baskets reserved to serve roughly 130-150 families. Distribution will take place on Saturday November 23rd, location and time details to follow.

Here is the eligibility criteria that must be met:

  • Customers must have used at least one CEO service within the last 12 months
  • Customers must be in a household of 2 or more
  • Households of 5+ will be eligible to receive 2 Food packages
  • Limit is 2 food packages
  • Households must complete a TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistant Program) Attestation of Eligibility form

Households will receive typical Thanksgiving pantry staples, fresh produce, a Stewarts egg card, a Stewarts milk card, and a 11-13 lb. Turkey. Intake will be conducted digitally, no walk-ins.

Here is the link to apply: Thanksgiving Food Basket Application. Below is a flyer with the Q-R code that can be posted in your building (please do not mass produce and send out in backpacks or to all families). Once the application is complete customers will receive a confirmation email with the details of the food package and the date, time, and location for pick-up. If any customer expresses issues with this digital sign-up process, please email their name and phone number to cares@ceoempowers.org so we can follow-up.

Sign-up starts today Tuesday October 15th. There are a limited number of food packages available, so our neediest customers and customers who express interest should be encouraged to enroll as soon as possible.  

Customers can also sign up and reserve a package(s) at Unity House if they meet the criteria outlined by Unity House.

One person households can be referred to the Food Pantry or they can reach out to Marly at the Front Desk. We have a limited number of single household baskets that will be distributed separately out of CRC.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Renata Gwozdz.

IT Survey

The IT Steering Committee would like to hear from you about what potential technology related tips & trainings you might like to see in the upcoming year. We have a brief survey we’d love for all staff to fill out to help guide what is offered in the future. If you could take a few minutes over the next week and fill out the below survey, we’d really appreciate it:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/it-tips-and-tricks

We will be closing the survey next Friday, October 11th. All of the data will be analyzed by the committee, and we hope to come back to the staff with some offerings for IT related tips, tricks, and trainings in the upcoming year.

CEO Fall Webstore

We are happy to announce that CEO will be opening the webstore through our partners at Awards by Walsh again this fall. Staff who may be interested in ordering CEO t-shirts, fleeces, and more, can shop directly through the online store between now and October 21. Once...

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October 2024 Birthdays!

Help us wish a Happy Birthday to all the staff members with October birthdates! Staff Member Location Birthday Amanda Dominy  RFRC October 1 James Dalton SFRC October 1 Tabatha Coons CRC October 3 Derek Rogers Admin October 4 Casandrajean Denault LFRC October 6 Naw...

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Flu Clinic Wednesday September 18

CEO will be hosting a Flu Clinic open to CEO staff and the public on Wednesday September 18th from 2:30pm-4pm in the Rensselaer Conference Room at the Bridge- 2328 5th Avenue, Troy, NY, 12180. Please review the attachments for required consent and to ensure that your...

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“What If…” Mini Grants

We are happy to announce that our friends at the Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation are launching another round of "What If..." Mini Grants this fall! This time residents across Rensselaer County can apply for a mini grant to improve their community. "What If..."...

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New staff orientation

Help us extend a warm welcome to the new CEO staff that went through orientation this week: Faith McCall (Teacher Assistant, Shelby Carpenter (CDA Trainee), Casandra Denaut (Family Advocate), Holly, Heuser Hagadorn (Family Advocate), Krysta Valet (Family Advocate),...

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September 2024- Birthdays!

Help us wish a Happy Birthday to all the staff members with September birthdates! Staff Member Location Birthday Eileen Sullivan RFRC September 1 James Thurber HFFRC September 1 Sue Rosa Administration September 5 Aimee Salecker CRC September 5 Amy Fedorowicz SFRC...

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