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SCO Family of Services Celebrates 130th Birthday at Sea Cliff Campus Where It All Began
September 14, 2026 / SCO News
Event commemorates 130 years of strengthening New York’s families Sea Cliff NY, September 14, 2026 – SCO Family of Services, a leading provider of essential human services in New York City and Long Island, held a birthday party at its Robert J. McMahon Children’s Center in Sea Cliff to celebrate…
Read MoreThe Dandelion Project Honors SCO Case Planners
August 28, 2026 / SCO News
The Dandelion Project, a youth group supporting children and families, held a luncheon to honor SCO Family of Services’ foster care and residential case planners QUEENS, NEW YORK (August 28, 2026) The Dandelion Project, led by founder Mikaela Gee, hosted a celebratory luncheon on August 12th to honor SCO Family…
Read MoreSCO Family of Services Raises $150,000 at 45th Annual Madonna Heights Golf Classic
June 10, 2026 / Madonna Heights News
DIX HILLS, NY – (June 10, 2026) – SCO Family of Services, a leading provider of essential human services for over 130 years, proudly hosted its 45th Annual Madonna Heights Golf Classic at the Woodside Club in Muttontown, Long Island. This year’s event raised $150,000 to support the life-changing work…
Read MoreSCO Student Wins Garden of Dreams Inspire Scholarship
May 28, 2026 / Independent Youth News
SCO Family of Services is proud to announce that Rachel Brown, a longtime participant in our After School program at the Beacon at MS35, is a recipient of a 2026 Garden of Dreams Inspire Scholarship! Each year, Garden of Dreams awards educational scholarships of $15,000 per year, renewable for up…
Read MoreSCO Family of Services’ Inspiration Ball Empowers Dreams and Transforms Futures of New Yorkers in Need
May 12, 2026 / Uncategorized
Garden City, NY, May 12, 2026 – SCO Family of Services, a leading provider of essential human services for 130 years, held its annual Inspiration Ball – “Empowering Dreams and Transforming Futures,” at the Garden City Hotel on May 7th. Funds raised at the event will help SCO provide vital…
Read MoreSCO’s Denise Lam and Gregory Blanc Attend Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Summit 2026
May 12, 2026 / Independent Youth News
SCO’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Supervisor, Denise Lam, and Recruiter, Gregory Blanc, attended the annual Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Summit on behalf of SCO, where they joined child welfare partners to share ideas and strengthen permanency-focused practices for youth and families. Through evidence-based, results-driven national service programs, foster care adoption awareness campaigns…
Read MoreBeacon After School Students Create Comic Strip – “Diary of a SCO/Beacon Kid”
May 7, 2026 / Independent Youth News
Students at SCO’s After School program at the Beacon at MS 35 created a wonderful comic strip, “Diary of a SCO/Beacon Kid” based on the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” books. After reading books and watching short films of the series for inspiration, the youth sketched out a comic…
Read MoreSCO’s Kim Thomas and Kim Bargfrede-Keating Receive Praesidium Guardian Certification
April 29, 2026 / Independent Youth News
SCO Family of Services is proud to announce Kim Thomas and Kim Bargfrede-Keating as Certified Praesidium Guardians. Kim Thomas is Vice President of Family Permanency & Support Services and Kim Bargfrede-Keating is Vice President of Residential & Youth Justice Services at SCO, and they participated in the Praesidium Guardian Certification…
Read MoreSCO Young Adults and Staff Attend Panel Discussion at the United Nations: “The Role of Women Toward a Global Peace Charter Based on Non-Violence.”
March 23, 2026 / Independent Youth News
SCO Family Services is proud to be part of an important global conversation during the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) at the United Nations, “The Role of Women Toward a Global Peace Charter Based on Non-Violence.” Dr. Mecca Nelson, Global Peace Ambassador, served as…
Read MoreSCO Youth Graduate from Financial Literacy Program
March 23, 2026 / Independent Youth News
Congratulations to the incredible young people from our Independence Inns and Brooklyn Youth Center who successfully completed the Financial Literacy Program through SCO’s Webster Bank Finance Lab. Over the past several weeks, these participants demonstrated true commitment, discipline, and resilience. Through a blend of virtual and in person sessions, they…
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