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130 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 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 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 Partners with Rocco’s Voice for Autism to Unveil Communication Boards for Children with Developmental Disabilities at Robert J. McMahon Children’s Center
October 29, 2024 / SCO News
SEA CLIFF, NY – SCO Family of Services, in partnership with Rocco’s Voice for Autism, celebrated the unveiling of four new communication boards at the Robert J. McMahon Children’s Center (RJMCC) in Sea Cliff, NY. These boards are designed to help children with intellectual and developmental disabilities communicate their needs…
Read MoreSCO’s Jennifer Fuchs Receives “What’s Great in Our State” Family/Caregiver Award
May 14, 2024 / SCO News
We are excited to announce that Jennifer Fuchs, Interim Director of SCO’s Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) and High Fidelity Wraparound programs, received the Family/Caregiver award at “What’s Great in Our State,” an annual celebration hosted by the state that recognizes New Yorkers and organizations that are…
Read MoreSCO Family of Services’ Inaugural Inspiration Ball Ignites Hope and Inspires Change for New Yorkers in Need
May 10, 2024 / Independent Youth News
Garden City, NY – SCO Family of Services, a leading provider of essential human services for more than 125 years, held its inaugural Inspiration Ball – “Igniting Hope and Inspiring Change” at the Garden City Hotel on May 2nd. Funds raised at the annual event will help SCO provide vital…
Read MoreSCO Family of Services Holds “Get to Know SCO” Open House
March 21, 2024 / Independent Youth News
On March 14th, SCO Family of Services held an Open House at the administrative headquarters in Garden City. The event was an opportunity for friends and community members to stop by and get to know a little more about SCO. Staff from SCO’s Long Island programs were on hand to…
Read MoreSuzette Gordon named new President and CEO of SCO Family of Services
August 2, 2023 / Independent Youth News
(Garden City, New York, August 2, 2023) – Today, the Board of Directors of SCO Family of Services, a leading provider of essential human services in New York, announced the appointment of Suzette Gordon as the new President and CEO. Ms. Gordon, who served as Interim President since December 2022,…
Read MoreSCO Celebrates COA Reaccreditation!
July 19, 2023 / Independent Youth News
We did it! SCO Family of Services has been officially reaccredited by The Council on Accreditation (COA), an international, independent human service accrediting organization that promotes best practice standards. In January, a team of eight COA reviewers interviewed hundreds of SCO staff, clients, leadership, and Board, reviewed thousands of pages…
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