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New Office Hours Email Support!
Dear CEO staff: Based on staff feedback, the IT Steering Committee is excited to announce a new tool to help support staff with their software needs. Starting on Monday, October 5th, CEO will be facilitating an “Office Hours” email account that can provide you with a quick, personalized response to your Microsoft Office, Teaching Strategies […]
Join us for an Albany Devils Game Featuring CEO, Unity House and YWCA
Great news! CEO and two of our community partners are being featured at the Albany Devils season opener on October 24th! Please support us by volunteering or bringing some friends and enjoying the game! We’ll have a CEO table set up, and we will be featured in a broomball competition (oh boy!) at halftime. Please […]
Reconnect & Re-energize!
Greetings to our CEO team, Can you believe summer is over? It always goes by so fast! Whether you spent your summer with us or on break, we hope the warm weather gave you an opportunity to reconnect and re-energize. Fall is a great time to embrace a fresh start. For teachers and parents alike, […]
Tour: CEO’s Urban Training Center Taking Shape
Hi everyone! Hopefully you’ve driven by the new Urban Training Center recently, which is still under construction but quickly taking shape. We wanted to take this opportunity to share a few photos for anyone who is interested in getting a closer look at this exciting project. Once completed, the Urban Training Center will house the YouthBuild […]
Important Notice: Please Read
Dear CEO Employees, Yesterday, we made the difficult announcement that the Stepping Stones 2 Day Care Center will be closing on August 28. The decision was not an easy one, and involved a great deal of consideration, evaluation and planning. We are doing everything we can to make the transition as easy as possible for […]
T-Shirt Contest Winner
Greetings staff! We are excitedly looking forward to next week’s Workforce Team Challenge race, brought to us by CDPHP. As a Charity of Choice, it is important that we REPRESENT CEO and stand out from the crowd! So many talented staff submitted design ideas for our Workforce Team Challenge T-Shirt Contest, and after much deliberation, […]
The Karen E. Gordon Scholarship Is Now Taking Applicants!
Karen E. Gordon Scholarship Information 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. This passion to support the educational and employment success of Rensselaer County residents along with CEO’s mission to develop opportunities […]
New Resources Available
Greetings CEO team! There are some new/updated resources available on the intranet, including many updated HR forms, a Roadmap Cheat Sheet (as promised), and an updated Letterhead template which should help to address some of the concerns recently raised about center/program differentiation. Thank you!
Food, Glorious Food… and other updates.
Greetings! Here are the latest goings-on at CEO: Shop at Whole Foods and Support Our Food Pantry (and many others!) Shop at Whole Foods on Thursday 3/19 and support the Food Pantries for the Capital District, which provides food for CEO’s pantry and many others. 5% of the store’s total sales will be donated to […]
New Resources Available
Good afternoon, and happy Friday! Some new resources have been made available on the intranet, and we wanted to make you aware. Enjoy, and if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Emily Cote [Editors Note: This link has since been removed].
Now Taking Customer Appointments for Thanksgiving Food Packages
CEO is working closely with Unity House and Capital District Community Gardens to serve more customers this upcoming holiday season. This year, we have a joint initiative which will take our Thanksgiving Food Baskets to the next level: offering fresh produce grown from Capital District Community Gardens. Intake is being done through CEO, Unity House, […]
CEO News for September 2014
Here is the latest CEO News for September 2014
CEO Updates for June
Backpack Program CEO works in partnership with individuals, families, and the larger community members by addressing their social, emotional, economic, and educational needs. A community need was brought to our attention and we are working to meet this need. The children of our community are in need of school supplies that are required at the […]
Volunteer Opportunities at CEO
Hello! If anyone ever has someone ask about volunteering at CEO, there are a number of projects and initiatives that need volunteers throughout the year. Elaine Gerwin, who oversees CEO’s volunteers, has provided a list of the most popular volunteer activities for reference:
Leadership Meeting: House of Cards
CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge
March News Updates
Hello everyone! Below are some of the exciting things going on across the agency! Admin/General Reminders Please remember that the Karen E. Gordon Scholarship is now accepting applications. The application is available for download on the intranet and on our website. Also, CEO has launched a new initiative called Seeds for Success. CEO will be […]
February CEO News
CEO YouthBuild Graduation We had 16 graduates total and 17 successful exits with NCCER certifications. There is a beautiful gallery of photos available for viewing on the Troy Record [Editors Note: The link has since been removed]. There were a total of 1852 Community Service hours donated by all of our AmeriCorps participants. The YouthBuild […]
In the Name of Literacy
Justin Paré, Manager at Southern Rensselaer County FRC, wanted to encourage reading for World Literacy Month, but he wasn’t sure how to motivate the center’s Head Start kids… until he came up with a great idea. He told them: “Read more than 100 books this month, and you can all hit me in the face […]
January 2014 News
Good afternoon everyone! Here’s some news to brighten your January! CEO was able to serve 130 families with our joint CEO/Unity House Adopt A Family Store. The families really embraced and enjoyed the new model where they were able to choose toys and gifts themselves. The agency had 18 interns who spent the Fall 2013 […]
December 2013 News
Mark your calendars! There is A LOT going on at CEO this month! Let’s support each other’s programs during this very busy season! The Foster Grandparent Program is celebrating the holidays with a special recognition luncheon for all CEO foster grandparents on December 12th from 11:00 to 2:00. The party will be at the Lansingburgh […]
Showing Coworkers How Much They Are Appreciated
Received this photo today. After Jennyfer Palacio was recognized as a CEO Star, her coworkers went the extra mile to show how much they care… Let’s all keep this spirit alive!
November News!
Hello staff! With the holidays right around the corner, some of our programs are ramping up for special holiday initiatives. If you have photos or news you would like to share as the month unfolds, please email Emily Cote, Marketing and Communications Specialist, at ecote@intranet.ceo-cap.org CEO’s Early Childhood programs are participating in warm winter coat […]
New ZUMBA Dates!
Please join us for ZUMBA in th FRC Gross Motor room from 6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. the following Wednesday evenings – get healthy and have fun!! 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/20 12/3 12/11 12/18