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SCO Holds 4th CARE Talks – Decolonizing Therapy
October 14, 2020 / SCO News
On October 2nd, more than 300 staff from SCO and colleague agencies took part in SCO’s fourth CARE TALKS open forum – Decolonizing Therapy. It was the first CARE TALKS open to members of other agencies. Keynote Speaker Dr. Jennifer Mullan shared her insight on how mental health is affected…
Read MoreSCO to Launch “Recovery Lab” Youth Workshop
September 28, 2020 / SCO News
SCO Family of Services is excited to launch a new youth development program for middle and high school students. Recovery Lab Youth Workshop brings 50 participants, ages 12-18, from Brooklyn and Queens together twice a week for remote activities. The program will support participants’ social-emotional and leadership skills development while…
Read MoreSCO President & CEO Keith Little Panelist in FPWA Anti-Racism Event
September 28, 2020 / SCO News
Keith Little, SCO Family of Services President & CEO, joined a distinguished group of panelists in FPWA’s virtual event, Power Shift: Casting off racism to create transformative change. Human services staff, leaders, and board members, philanthropic individuals and organizations, government staff and leaders, and policy influencers tuned in to hear…
Read MoreGarden of Dreams’ Jump Rope Donation Good for Body & Soul
August 31, 2020 / SCO News
Thanks to a grant from longtime partner Garden of Dreams, SCO was able to purchase more than 800 jump ropes for children, families and individuals with special needs in dozens of our programs throughout New York City and Long Island to help them stay active during the pandemic. Many of…
Read MoreSCO Family of Services Receives Massive Burlington Stores Merchandise Donation to Distribute to New York Families
August 26, 2020 / SCO News
Featured on Good Day New York’s Hero of the Day. SCO Family of Services, a leading provider of essential human services in communities throughout New York City and Long Island, has received a large donation of merchandise from Burlington Stores to distribute to thousands of client…
Read MoreSCO Family of Services Partners with NYC Health + Hospitals to Lead Community Outreach Promoting COVID-19 Awareness and Testing
August 25, 2020 / SCO News
SCO Family of Services is taking on a new role in the communities we serve to help stop …
Read MoreSCO Family of Services Partners with NYC to #FIGHTCOVIDNYC – Get a FREE COVID-19 Test
August 13, 2020 / SCO News
SCO Family of Services is partnering with NYC Test & Trace Corps to fight COVID-19 so that New Yorkers can get back to school, work, and help New York City reopen safely. SCO Family of Services helps 60,000 New Yorkers each year to get children off…
Read MoreResource of the Week – Community Tennis Program
August 11, 2020 / SCO News
Community Tennis Program – youth ages 5-18 receive free tennis instruction from trained coaches in schools and public parks in all 51 New York City council districts year-round.
Read MoreMarching for PRIDE at Madonna Heights
July 24, 2020 / Madonna Heights News
June was PRIDE month and SCO’s Madonna Heights program for women and girls wanted to show its support for equality and the LGBTQ community. Clients and staff from Madonna Heights’ Residential Treatment Facility and Group Residence made beautiful posters to show their PRIDE. Flyers and PRIDE flags were displayed around…
Read MoreWendy’s Wonderful Kids® Grant Helps SCO Find Forever Families for Children in Foster Care
July 22, 2020 / SCO News
SCO Family of Services was awarded a Wendy’s Wonderful Kids renewal grant of $126,000 from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption—the fourth year of SCO’s participation in the program. This grant will be used to continue to implement the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Child-Focused Recruitment Model. At SCO Family of Services,…
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