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The Divine Nine Hosts Toy Drive for SCO Families
December 17, 2025 / Independent Youth News
The Divine Nine, a coalition of nine sororities and fraternities, came together to host a party and toy drive for SCO Family of Services youth and families. QUEENS, NEW YORK (December 17, 2025) The Divine Nine sororities and fraternities came together December 12th to throw a holiday party for SCO…
Read More130 Years of New Yorkers Helping New Yorkers
November 5, 2025 / Independent Youth News
by Suzette E. Gordon, President & CEO of SCO Family of Services When the Country Home for Convalescent Babies started in 1895 and moved a few years later to Sea Cliff, its founders could hardly have imagined what their small seaside refuge for recovering infants would one day become.
Read MoreWebster Bank Supports Opening of SCO Family of Services Finance Lab
November 4, 2025 / Independent Youth News
Webster’s $100,000 grant is part of $2.5M invested to date in Finance Lab programs across the bank’s footprint DIX HILLS, N.Y., November 3, 2025 – Webster Bank, together with SCO Family of Services, a leading provider of essential human services, has opened the newest Webster Bank Finance Lab, a program…
Read MoreSCO Family of Services Holds Stakeholder Forum Highlighting Impact in Brooklyn
October 28, 2025 / Independent Youth News
Celebrates 130 years of strengthening New York’s families; Unveils 5-Year Strategic Plan Brooklyn NY, October 22, 2025 – SCO Family of Services, a leading provider of essential human services in NYC and Long Island, held a Stakeholder Forum: Community, Commitment, Change at its Morris Koppelman Early Childhood Education Center in…
Read MoreFoster Care Staff Recognized for Excellence
October 28, 2025 / Independent Youth News
Four members of SCO’s Enhanced Family Foster Care team, Supervisor Wanda Robles and Case Planners Domonique Piggott, MariJuly Pena Ramirez, and Sarah Minton, were honored with the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Excellence in Practice Award. This award is a testament to their unwavering dedication, hard work, and exceptional…
Read MoreSCO’s Rasheed Frazier Honored as One of Long Island Business News’ “40 Under Forty”
October 6, 2025 / Independent Youth News
Garden City NY, October 6, 2025 –Long Island Business News honored Rasheed Frazier, SCO Family of Services’ Chief Program Officer, as a 40 Under Forty recipient. 40 Under Forty recognizes Long Island professionals 40 years of age or younger who are distinguishing themselves in business, government, education and the nonprofit…
Read MoreSCO Family of Services Holds Stakeholder Forum Highlighting Impact in Queens
September 19, 2025 / Independent Youth News
Briarwood, Queens NY, September 19, 2025 – SCO Family of Services, a leading provider of essential human services in NYC and Long Island, held a Stakeholder Forum: Community, Commitment, Change at its Ottilie campus in Briarwood, Queens to celebrate 130 years of strengthening New York’s families. The event brought together…
Read MoreSCO Family of Services Raises $180,000 at 44th Annual Madonna Heights Golf Classic
June 11, 2025 / Independent Youth News
DIX HILLS, NY – SCO Family of Services, a leading provider of essential human services for 130 years, proudly hosted its 44th Annual Madonna Heights Golf Classic at the Woodside Club in Muttontown, Long Island. This year’s event raised over $180,000 to support the life-changing work of its Madonna Heights…
Read MoreFour from SCO Family of Services Honored as Power Women of Queens
March 18, 2025 / Independent Youth News
We are thrilled to announce that four extraordinary women from SCO Family of Services have been named Power Women of Queens by Schneps Media. SCO President and CEO Suzette Gordon was named a Power Woman ICON, and Vice President of Residential & Youth Justice Services Kim Bargfrede, Regional Director of…
Read MorePacked with Love
March 3, 2025 / Independent Youth News
By Elizabeth Winchester Photo credit: Matt Catapano For over 30 years, the Catapano family has transformed their Gates Way home into something of a Santa’s workshop every fall. The tradition began and grew due to a meaningful “duffle bag project” started by Kathy Catapano in the 1990s with her…
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