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CFL Participates in Children’s Bureau Foster Care Video Series
April 17, 2019 / Center for Family LIfe News
Check out Center for Family Life’s feature in the Foster Care as a Support to Families, Not a Substitute for Parents video series. Developed by the Children’s Bureau’s Capacity Building Center for States, the following videos illustrate the importance of building supportive relationships in the community and encouraging birth and…
Read MoreSCO Takes The Great Stage!
April 12, 2019 / SCO News
The Great Stage, home of The Radio City Rockettes, is where dreams are made and stars are born! It’s every entertainers dream to perform there. The Garden of Dreams Talent Show is an annual show where children from various partner organizations get to perform at Radio City…
Read MoreGrowing and Learning with Books
April 10, 2019 / SCO News
Student leaders from Middle College High School at LaGuardia Community College celebrated the joy of reading with over 25 youth and their families at “Growing and Learning with Books,” a special day designed to foster childhood literacy, in conjunction…
Read MoreCFL’s Celebrating Community Event
March 29, 2019 / Center for Family LIfe News
Center for Family Life invites you to join us for our annual Celebrating Community event at the Dirty Precious Cocktail Bar in Brooklyn on May 20th. Date: Monday, May 20, 2019 Time: 6-8 PM Place: Dirty Precious Cocktail Bar, 317 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn Honoring: Welcome to the…
Read MoreSCO Awarded $604,000 Ottilie Renovation Grant
March 28, 2019 / SCO News
SCO was awarded a capital grant from the Office of Mental Health to renovate our Ottilie Residential Treatment Facility. The grant will help us transform Ottilie into a state-of-the-art facility that supports an innovative training program for our youth. It will focus on the culinary arts as well as specific…
Read MoreCenter for Family Life’s 13th Annual Sister Mary Geraldine Symposium
March 22, 2019 / Center for Family LIfe News
Held on Wednesday, March 6th at Recess in Brooklyn, Center for Family Life hosted their 13th Annual Sister Mary Geraldine Symposium. The Symposium engaged service providers and advocates in a conversation about Sanctuary Families: Using Popular Education as a Social Justice Tool. This event featured the unveiling…
Read MoreSCO Presents at COFCCA
March 22, 2019 / SCO News
SCO’s Travis O’Dell and Windy Vargas presented a breakout session at the COFCCA Residential Care Worker Conference on Thursday, March 21st. About 100 people from organizations throughout the city attended the conference. Their interactive workshop entitled “Boundaries and Sexual Misconduct” provided an opportunity for attendees to learn…
Read MoreEntertainer and Comedian Chuck Nice Visits FirstStepNYC
March 19, 2019 / SCO News
When it comes to stand-up comedy and entertainment, this Philadelphia native is no stranger to T.V. For the past 18 years, Chuck Nice has provided comic relief to the Radio Chick show, bringing the funny to New York’s radio waves. Chuck visited SCO’s FirstStepNYC in…
Read MoreSCO Celebrates Women’s Empowerment Night with the Long Island Nets
March 19, 2019 / SCO News
In celebration of Women’s History Month, SCO Family of Services teamed up with the Long Island Nets for Women’s Empowerment Night, a panel discussion at Nassau Coliseum that delved into the importance of engaging and inspiring young women to become future leaders. SCO leaders…
Read MoreSCO Family Dynamics Youth Mentorship Annual Benefit Raises Over $11,000 For After School Programs In Central Brooklyn
March 15, 2019 / SCO News
Ensuring a fun-filled year of adventures for students throughout Central Brooklyn, more than 80 supporters turned out to support this year’s SCO Family Dynamics Youth Mentorship Annual Benefit. The Mentors raised $11,300 at SPIN New York, the original ping pong social club. Proceeds support the Mentoring Program’s…
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