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2019 Community Action Month Activities
It’s Community Action Month! The committee has been working hard behind the scenes with center and program managers to schedule a fun group of activities that will get staff out into the community! Below is a list of all activities, dates, and points of contact throughout the month. HR is getting the T-shirts ready to […]
Scholarship Opportunity
Would you or one of our customers benefit from up to $1,000 in scholarship money? CEO’s former executive director, Karen Gordon, firmly believed that anyone who set their mind to succeed should be afforded the educational opportunities to do so, no matter their economic status. The Scholarship Committee will be convening in early June to […]
Stan the Produce Van
The Food Pantries’ Food Connect in partnership with Headstart and CEO, will be at the Lansingburgh FRC again this summer. Last year, “Gus the Produce Bus” visited our center on Wednesdays, this summer it will be “Stan the Produce Van”. The program will be connecting people with free produce and community resource information. Stan the […]
Congratulations to our second April CEO STAR!
Congratulations to Kayla Jones, our second April CEO STAR!
2019 CDPHP Workforce Challenge- Team CEO
CEO will be sponsoring all employees who choose to participate in the challenge again this year. That means your Entry Fee will be covered! What is the WorkForce Team Challenge? The CDPHP® Workforce Team Challenge is a 3.5-mile road race open to teams of employees from corporations, businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, not-for-profit corporations, and […]
YouthBuild Member Profile
A Day in the Life of Kay Murray Welcome to our YouthBuild Member profiles, in which our YouthBuild members capture a day in their lives. ” I wake up every morning feeling like I don’t want to get up, and I want to go right back to sleep. But knowing that I have somewhere to […]
Be the voice of CEO
Now that CEO has transitioned to a new phone system, we have the opportunity to record some of the automatic prompts callers hear when they dial the main CEO number. We’d love for the new voice of CEO to be an existing CEO staff member. Maybe that person is you! If you are interested in […]
Fill it Friday | May 10
Community Action Month is just around the corner, and the committee has picked a date for the Fill the Truck event. This year we will be accepting donations at CEO Troy campus on May 10th, and doing a pop-up second location during Troy Night Out on April 26th. The event flyer is below, please pass […]
CROP Hunger Walk
Our Food Pantry Assistant, Shelby Bridges is participating in the CROPP Hunger Walk on 5/5/2019. CROP Hunger Walks are community-wide events sponsored by Church World Service and organized by religious groups, businesses, schools and others to raise funds to end hunger in the U.S. and around the world. Our agency has historically received funds for […]
Winning Community Action Month T-shirt Design
Thank you to everyone who submitted a design in this year’s Community Action Month T-shirt Design contest. There were even more entries than last year! The committee reviewed all entries, and settled on a winner last week. Congratulations to the Urban Training Center’s staff for their collaborative design, and to Kathy Mann for illustrating! Shirts […]
Congratulations to our April CEO STAR!
Congratulations to Teresa Raso, our April CEO STAR>>>
Congratulations Samantha Ashline!
Please extend congratulations to Samantha Ashline, our Finance Controller, who graduated from the Rensselaer County Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Institute Program last night.
Last Call for Community Action Month T-Shirt Entries!
Please use this entry form. REMINDER: All entries must be in to marketing by March 29, 2019. Send scanned copies to marketing@ceoempowers.org, or drop off/interoffice mail them to the Administrative Building. This year’s theme is “Improving our communities!”
A Day in the Life of a Center Manager
A Day in the Life of a Center Manager Melissa Fuss- Schodack Family Resource Center Manager 7:15am Melissa arrives at the Schodack Family Resource Center for the day. She’s the first one at the center and takes a moment to unpack her things in her office before doing a full center check. She walks through […]
$1.1M Grant Funds YouthBuild Partnership For CEO and SEAT
CEO is excited to announce the granting of a $1.1M grant from the US Department of Labor that will fund a formal agreement between CEO YouthBuild program and the YouthBuild Schenectady SEAT Center. This partnership will bring SEAT’s programming expertise to YouthBuild students in Rensselaer County, offering the expanded, wrap-around support so successful in Schenectady County. Read the […]
March CEO STAR
Congratulations to our March CEO STAR, Melissa Fuss!
Tia Nunziato hired as Early Childhood Services Director
CEO is excited to announce that Tia Nunziato has been hired as the new Early Childhood Services Director. Tia has a strong education background and has been gaining experience with CEO for ten years on a progressive leadership track. Throughout her time at CEO she has exhibited a real commitment to quality early childhood programming. […]
Community Action Month T-Shirt Contest
With Community Action Month coming up in May, CEO is hosting a design competition for the Community Action Month t-shirts. All CEO staff can enter the competition, and are encouraged to do so! Between now and March 29th, entries can be submitted to the Marketing Department for consideration. The Senior Administrative Team will vote on […]
It’s National Nutrition Month
It’s National Nutrition Month. Nutrition is so important for pregnant and nursing mothers, postpartum women, infants, and small children. It is during these life stages that access to healthy food is needed most. Our WIC program offers nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and access to healthy food. For National Nutrition Month this March, WIC is offering […]
Community Action Month Survey
In an effort to make our 2019 Community Action Month activities more cohesive agency-wide, we’re gathering information on what has worked in the past, and what needs there may be in the community this year. The purpose of Community Action Month is to get CEO out in the greater community supporting projects large and small […]
February CEO STAR!
Congratulations to our February CEO STAR, Theresa McTague!
Join us for a Foster Grandparent Fundraiser at Chipotle!
Join us at the Stuyvesant Plaza Chipotle (1475 Western Ave in Albany), Saturday, March 2nd fro 4pm to 8pm for a Foster Grandparent Program fundraiser! Bring in the flyer, show it on your smartphone, or tell the cashier you’re supporting the cause to make sure that 33% of the proceeds will be donated to CEO’s […]
YouthBuild Members Participate in Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service
Community members attending the Troy Area United Ministries annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast on Monday morning were in for a real treat. Eight of our YouthBuild members performed civil rights songs with CEO artist in residence, Natalie Merchant to the packed room. In addition to the songs of hope and […]
Congratulations to another January CEO STAR!
Help us extend congratulations to JoAnn Burns, our second January CEO STAR!