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Madonna Heights’ Morning Star Program Helps Address Growing Need on Long Island
July 26, 2016 / Madonna Heights News
Long Island currently faces a worsening addiction crisis, as heroin use and prescription pill abuse surge to epidemic levels. The growing number of women in Suffolk and Nassau counties struggling with substance abuse/addiction make treatment programs more critically important than ever – particularly those tailored to the unique concerns of women in recovery, such as pregnancy, parenting, poverty and trauma…
Read MoreSCO Expands Juvenile Justice Programs
July 26, 2016 / Independent Youth News
SCO has recently opened the Young Adult Workforce Program for young men and women, ages 18-21 who are currently incarcerated at Rikers Island. Run in partnership with the NYC Dept. of Correction and with funding from the NYC Dept. of Education, the goal is to work with the young people both…
Read MoreCongrats 2016 SCO Grads!
July 25, 2016 / Independent Youth News
CONGRATULATIONS!!! The past month was filled with graduations and moving up ceremonies throughout SCO as students received diplomas, awards and certificates in recognition of their amazing achievements! Here are highlights from just a few of our programs:
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of babies in our Nurse Family Partnership were current with immunizations at 24 months
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