Call: (315) 598-4717

 

Employee Portal is retiring April 1, 2024

 

The Employee Portal (this site) will be discontinued effective April 1, 2024.

Find your favorite portal content in its new home on The Beacon! 

https://ocoorg.sharepoint.com/sites/thebeacon/

 

Contact Shelby Fowler sfowler2@oco.org if you need assistance finding forms, policies and other documents you used to find here. Shelby can also connect you with the person who manages content for your program areas of The Beacon.

 

OCO’s SAF and SUNY Oswego Partner to Raise Awareness of Sexual Assault

OCO’s SAF and SUNY Oswego Partner to Raise Awareness of Sexual Assault

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Oswego County Opportunities SAF program (Services to Aid Families) and SUNY Oswego are raising their voices together to increase awareness in our community. Some of the many events include: The Clothesline Project from April 9th to 20th, Yards for Yeardley April 23rd, International Denim Day April 25th, Bar Outreach April 27, and Not Someone Like Me Play April 30th. The collaboration between SAF and SUNY Oswego has resulted in increased awareness of sexual assault and the issues surrounding it, as well as student body and community involvement in interpersonal violence prevention. “Strong partnerships like this are vital to spreading the message that It’s On Us to stop sexual violence, and we are ready and willing to take up that responsibility,” said OCO Community Response Coordinator Stacie France.

If you or someone you know is a survivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, stalking, or elder abuse, please call the SAF Crisis Hotline at (315) 342-1600. The hotline is staffed by trained counselors and is available 24 hours. SAF is the domestic violence and rape crisis program for Oswego County and has provided crisis, supportive, advocacy and educational services throughout Oswego County for over 30 years.

OCO is a private, non-profit agency that has been supporting communities throughout Oswego County since 1966. A member agency of the United Way of Greater Oswego County, OCO provides more than 50 vital services throughout 100 separate locations.  For more information, visit www.oco.org. Did you know? It’s OCO!

Above from left are OCO SAF Victim Advocate Jake West, Title IX Coordinator with SUNY Oswego Lisa Evaneski, SAF Advocate/Educator Chelsea Spier, and SAF Intern / SUNY Oswego Student Isabella Winklestine.

Scenes from OCO's Annual Meeting April 9, 2019

Circles of Security changed our lives - James Hilts, a program participant in OCO's Family Case Management service, shared the positive impact Circles of Security has had on his family. Hilts was a quest speaker at OCO's Annual Meeting on April 9.
Circles of Security changed our lives
Circles of Security is topic of Annual Meeting guest speakers - OCO Board President Jeff Coakley (left) and Executive Director Diane Cooper-Currier (right) welcome OCO Senior Case Manager Jen Woodward, Dr. Matt Dykas (center), Associate Processor and Psychology Department Chair at SUNY Oswego, and James Hilts, participant in OCO's Family Case Management Program. Dr. Dykas spoke about Circles of Security and how it benefits adults in building better parenting skills and providing a secure environment for their children. Mr. Hilts shared personal experience with Circles of Security and the positive impact it has had on his family. The guest speakers were arranged by Jen Woodward.
Circles of Security is topic of Annual Meeting guest speakers
Congratulations to Whelahan Award winner - Board President Jeff Coakley, Health Education Collaboration Manager Toni Ross, Crisis & Development Services Director Cristy King, and Executive Director Diane Cooper-Currier congratulate Ross on receiving the Amelia Whelahan award.
Congratulations to Whelahan Award winner
Diane Cooper-Currier and Ron Darrow - OCO Executive Director Diane Cooper-Currier congratulates Ron Darrow on his retirement from the Board of Directors. Darrow served as Treasurer for many years.
Diane Cooper-Currier and Ron Darrow
Finance Director recognized for service - Board President Jeff Coakley (left), Executive Director Diane Cooper-Currier, and Board Vice President Deana Michaels (right) present a plaque to Senior Director of Finance Brian Greenhouse for his achievements in overseeing and improving OCO's financial position over the past several years. Greenhouse is retiring in July.
Finance Director recognized for service
Howard Wilcox Volunteer of the Year Award presented to John Zanewych - OCO Board President Jeff Coakley (left) and Executive Director Diane Cooper-Currier present the Howard B. Wilcox Volunteer of the Year Award to OCO Board member John Zanewych.
Howard Wilcox Volunteer of the Year Award presented to John Zanewych
New Board Members welcomed - Board President Jeff Coakley (left) and Executive Director Diane Cooper-Currier (right) welcome newly elected members of the OCO Board of Directors, from left: David Beehner, Martha Sturtz, and Jill Lyon.
New Board Members welcomed
OCO Ex Dir Diane Cooper-Currier and retiring Board of Directors Treasurer Ron Darrow - OCO Ex Dir Diane Cooper-Currier and retiring Board of Directors Treasurer Ron Darrow, who served on the Board since 1999 and was Treasurer for 14 years.
OCO Ex Dir Diane Cooper-Currier and retiring Board of Directors Treasurer Ron Darrow