CDO Workforce coordinates and focuses employment, training and education development resources across three counties, providing service to employed people, unemployed people and employers alike. Our goal is to improve the long-term growth and development of the work force.
Free Preparation Service: Federal and state individual income tax return.
In-person services: Mondays and Tuesday
Service Place: Golisano Hall (2nd floor) at Hartwick College
Service Date: Every Mondays and Tuesdays from February 7th to April 18th (except Hartwick College Spring Break)
Feb 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28;
Mar 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22;
Apr 4, 5, 11, 12, 18
Service Time: 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Appointment Only: call 211 to schedule the appointment; MASK required and full-vaccinated
In-person services: Saturdays:
Service Place: Huntington Memorial Library
Service Date: Every Saturdays from February 7th to April 18th (except Hartwick College Spring Break)
Feb 5, 19, 26;
Mar 5, 12, 19;
April 9, 16
Service Time: 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Appointment Only: call (607) 432-1980 to schedule the appointment; MASK required and full-vaccinated
Zoom and Drop Off services:
Please call (607)-431-4338 or email to for more information and appointment.
About the author
Our goal is to help job seekers not just find a job, but develop and manage a career. That means helping them when they have a job and when they are looking. We also strive to help employers find the workers they need quickly and the resources to improve training, workforce retention and workforce restructuring.
A DRC is a Disability Resource Coordinator, someone who helps individuals with disabilities find employment.
High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) A high school equivalency or GED/HSE is a recognized alternative to a high school diploma.
Work-Based Learning (WBL) provides students and job seekers with real-life work experience that compliments their academic studies. Typically they include job shadowing, mentoring, internships, and apprenticeships.
A Team Helper is anyone who is the lead support person to the job seeker with disabilities along their career journey. It can be a family member, friend, employment counselor, Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC), or case manager.
A stop-gap job is temporary employment until something better or more permanent can be obtained.
Basic needs refers to the goods and services necessary for a minimum standard of living. This includes access to food, safe shelter, clothing, and sanitation. Reliable transportation and education can also be considered a basic need.
A safe space is intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations.
Competitive integrated employment (CIE) is work performed by a person with an impairment or health-related disability (health impairment) within an integrated setting. Wages are at least minimum wage or higher and at a rate comparable to non-disabled workers performing the same tasks.
For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education.