SCO News
“Fill the Patrol Car” Fundraiser Benefits SCO Families
March 29, 2024 / Uncategorized
Graduating cadets from the Suffolk County Police Academy held a “Fill the Patrol Car” fundraiser at the North Babylon Fire Department on March 23rd where they filled an entire patrol car with 50 bags of donated items for SCO families. Each bag included clothing, toys, and variety of household items.
Read MoreSCO Welcomes Garden of Dreams Foundation
March 23, 2023 / Uncategorized
We were thrilled to have longtime partner Garden of Dreams Foundation (GDF) visit several of our programs this week. Garden of Dreams’ Maggie Jacobs, Executive Director; Carla Downie, Senior Manager of Operations; and Beth Dukes, Senior Manager of Program Design and Implementation, toured our Westbrook Preparatory School,…
Read MoreSCO’s Teresa Buckingham Wins DSP Excellence Award
November 29, 2022 / Uncategorized
Teresa Buckingham, Program Supervisor at SCO’s Deer Park Community Residence, received the Excellence Award at Community Care Rx’s 2nd Annual DSP & Support Staff Awards. Teresa was recognized for the tremendous work she does to help those in her care. Teresa oversees the Deer Park program, training and supervising staff…
Read MoreSCO Supporters Donate Over 15,000 Holiday Gifts
December 22, 2021 / Uncategorized
Over 150 individuals, groups, organizations and companies donated more than 15,000 gifts to make the holidays special for over 5,000 children, youth, individuals and families throughout New York City and Long Island. Thank you for your generosity and for always being there for those in our care.
Read MoreSCO Staff Receive ACS Excellence in Practice Awards
October 26, 2021 / Uncategorized
Congratulations to SCO Foster Care staff members Mark McCaskill and Ayain Mohamed on receiving NYC Administration for Children’s Services’ (ACS) Excellence in Practice Award! This honor recognizes their hard work, dedication and partnership in serving the children and families in our care. Ayain and Mark were nominated for the award…
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April 4, 2018 / Uncategorized
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Read MoreCFL Appears on NBC’s Give Broadcast
October 28, 2017 / Uncategorized
Sunset Park, Brooklyn – Celebrity Chef Sunny Anderson & NBC’s Give visited CFL and thats when things really started cookin’! The segment aired Saturday, October 28th during NBC’s The More You Know on channel 4. They really surprised us, we hope you love the reveal as much as we do! A…
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Brentwood’s Heriberto “Pete” Torres
November 7, 2014 / Uncategorized
A message from Doug O’Dell to SCO staff, 11/6/14 We are mourning the sudden death Wednesday morning of Heriberto “Pete” Torres, a longtime, beloved maintenance worker known to many as “Everybody’s angel” at the Brentwood office in Long Island. We understand how upsetting and traumatic this is for staff who…
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April 24, 2014 / Uncategorized
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