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A Day In the Life of a Foster Grandparent
We’re so happy to kick off the first of our “Day in the Life” Photo Journal series. Read along as we follow Kathy Pratt, a Foster Grandparent at Giffen Elementary School in Albany as she works with Mrs. Floss’s third grade classroom. These photo journals documenting the workdays of our staff, and the people we serve will happen […]
CEO Newsletter
The Marketing Department will be sending out monthly newsletters throughout 2018. The mailing list of around 2,000 recipients includes donors, sponsors, other nonprofits, community members, and dignitaries. If you have a client story, a program announcement, or other content that you’d like to submit to be included in the monthly newsletter, please send it along […]
Brenda Holyoke Services
The details for Brenda Holyoke’s service have been passed along to CEO. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her calling hours on Saturday March 24, 2018 from 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. at New Comer Cremations & Funerals, 181 Troy Schenectady Road, Watervliet, NY. A service will follow at 3 p.m. Interment will be graveside […]
Community Action Month T-Shirt Competition
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 April 11th, entries can be submitted to the Marketing Department for consideration. The Senior Administrative Team will vote on […]
Job Fair- Early Childhood Services
Open interviews for the following positions to be held on Friday, March 23rd, from 1:30pm to 4:00pm, at our community Resource Center, 2328 5th Avenue, Troy NY, 12180. Cooks Family Advocates Teacher Assistants Preschool Teachers Infant/Toddler Teachers Universal Pre-Kindergarten Teachers Substitute Teacher Assistants CEO offers a very comprehensive benefit package: Medical, dental, vision Professional development […]
2018 Community Action Luncheon
We’re happy to announce the date for the 2018 Community Action Luncheon! Stay tuned for more updates. If you have a suggestion for a community success story from your program that you’d like to have featured at the luncheon, please reach out to marketing@ceoempowers.org. Thank you!
TAUM Scholarships
The Troy Area United Ministries is now accepting applications for 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. scholarship recipients. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship was established in 1997 to promote the memory of the life and work of Dr. King, and preserve the legacy of the nonviolent civil rights movement expressed through his example […]
2018 Community Action Month
The 2018 Community Action Month committee has been meeting, and we’re looking forward to May with all the excitement getting out into our community brings! While the committee has generated some preliminary ideas, we want to open it up to our organization as a whole. We’d love to hear from you on what activities and […]
21st Century Program Toiletry Drive
Help us collect toiletries for the students in the 21st Century Learning Center! The 21st Century Community Learning Center is an after-school program for students at Doyle Middle School in Troy. The 21st Century program allows students to expand their horizons. The program is a great place to do homework, meet people, and discover new interests. Many […]
CEO Announces New Vice President
CEO is pleased to announce that Sue Rosa has been named the new Vice President for the organization. Ms. Rosa has been with the agency for more than two decades, and is advancing from her former role as Chief Administrative Officer. Ms. Rosa, a graduate of Russell Sage and former resident of Troy for over […]
Staff Holiday Party
Were you at this year’s holiday party? A great time was had by all! Take a look!
Foster Grandparents enjoy holiday luncheon!
On December 14th, the Foster Grandparent Program Holiday Luncheon was celebrated at the Century House in Latham. As a part of their “Enjoy One Share One” program to alleviate hunger, 85 meals were donated to the Regional Food Bank!
Lansingburgh FRC Class Trip to Kane Apartments!
The children from Class 3 and Class 5 at our Lansingburgh Family Resource Center helped to spread holiday cheer this week at the Kane Senior Apartments in Troy. They visited with Kane residents and caroled as well. It looks like everyone had fun!
Healthy Snack Vending Machine
CEO is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Capital Roots and their Smart Vending initiative to bring healthy snacks to CEO’s Community Resource Center. We now have a healthy snacks to go vending machine located in the Program Operations Suite on the second floor of CRC. All CEO staff are welcome to stop […]
SEFCU Makes Donation to Food Pantry
Jeremy Dickinson, Director of Loss Mitigation at SEFCU, stopped by today to give CEO’s Food Pantry a generous donation from SEFCU in the amount of $1,500. Jeff Raffensperger, Food Pantry Coordinator, was on hand to accept the donation. A huge Thank You to our friends at SEFCU!!
Lodges Anniversary Event to Benefit CEO
Once again, Lodges is donating a portion of their sales this week to CEO for ONE DAY ONLY! Be sure to head to Lodges tomorrow, Thursday, December 7 to get some great deals, and benefit our amazing programs and services! Check out the flyer for more information on their Anniversary Event going on all week! […]
#TeamShopRite
Did you know that ShopRite is coming to North Greenbush, and they’re hiring now?! This is a great opportunity for customers, friends and family. Please share this resource with anyone who is interested. http://bit.ly/2xuC0gC
Thanksgiving Food Packages Distributed
It’s that time of year again, and we are busy helping to ensure our customers and friends have a Happy Thanksgiving. See the article in the Troy Record on this year’s Thanksgiving Food Package distribution. http://www.troyrecord.com/general-news/20171120/troy-groups-join-to-provide-thanksgiving-fixings-for-those-in-need
Thanksgiving gifts from Fidelis Care
A big thank you to our friends at Fidelis Care for their generous donation of gift certificates to our Thanksgiving Food Packages and a check to support our holiday efforts!
Donation from The Bonadio Group for Thanksgiving!
We would like to thank our friends at The Bonadio Group for their generous donation of Thanksgiving food baskets! These baskets, filled with goodies, will help families have a happy Thanksgiving this year.
Generous Donation from CAP COM
Last week, CAP COM generously donated winter coats to many of our students. It is so awesome to have such caring partners! If you happen to see a CAP COM member, be sure to thank them!
Insight Feature: Sean Morrissey
Our YouthBuild Workforce Development Specialist, Sean Morrissey, was featured in Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s newsletter last month! Check it out and read about how the Chamber has helped CEO’s YouthBuild program make connections.
Staff Thanksgiving Food Drive
Program Operations is asking all of CEO to aid in the success of our Thanksgiving Food Packages by donating dry goods to our Thanksgiving Staff Food Drive. To make this effort a success, we need support from each of you! Please consider donating one or more of the following items: • Cranberry sauce • Canned […]
CEO STAR of October
Stephanie Senter, Healthy Lifestyles & Community Outreach Coordinator “Stephanie planned and executed a very successful ‘Wellness with WIC’ event on June 23, 2017. She put a lot of work and effort into making the event a success! She also played a huge role in WIC’s retention efforts by participating in the 2016 NYS WIC Learning […]