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SCO Staff and Youth Honored at 12th Annual LGBTQAI+ Ally Awards
November 20, 2024 / Independent Youth News
NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) honored individuals who have done exceptional work on behalf of LGBTQAI+ youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. 2024 LGBTQAI+ Ally Awards Honorees included two staff and one youth from SCO Family of Services: Above and Beyond Award – Provider Agency…
Read MoreSCO Family of Services’ 35th Annual Treiber Memorial Golf Outing Raises Over $500,000 for New Yorkers in Need
October 30, 2024 / Independent Youth News
Garden City, NY – October 30, 2024 – SCO Family of Services is thrilled to announce the success of its 35th Annual Treiber Memorial Golf Outing, held October 24th at The Creek and Meadow Brook Club, two of Long Island’s premier courses. This year’s outing raised over $500,000 to support…
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 MoreFathers’ Program Outing Strengthens Family Bonds
October 28, 2024 / SCO News
Dads in SCO’s Fathers’ Program spent a day shopping, dining and bonding with their children thanks to a generous donation from Good+Foundation, a longtime partner of SCO. SCO’s Fathers’ Program helps fathers reconnect with their children and develop essential parenting skills through classes, workshops, support groups, and a multitude of…
Read MoreWebster Expands Finance Lab with $100,000 Grant to SCO Family of Services
September 18, 2024 / Independent Youth News
SCO is the only funding recipient on Long Island to collaborate with the Bank on its financial empowerment program STAMFORD, CT Sept. 18, 2024 – Webster Bank is expanding its Finance Lab collaborations with three new partners to provide financial empowerment programs to hundreds of students in low- to moderate-income…
Read MoreSCO Family of Services Reaffirms Commitment to Safety, Achieves Praesidium Accreditation
August 23, 2024 / Uncategorized
Garden City, NY – SCO Family of Services, a leading provider of essential human services for more than 125 years, has once again been awarded Praesidium Accreditation® by Praesidium, the leader in abuse risk management. Praesidium Accreditation® is a prestigious honor that publicly demonstrates the organization has worked to achieve…
Read MoreOpinion: Building Trust and Embracing Change by Suzette Gordon
August 14, 2024 / SCO News
Reflecting on a year of leadership at SCO Family of Services This week marks one year since I took on the role of president and CEO of SCO Family of Services. This past year has been a wonderful and rewarding journey of learning what it truly means to be…
Read MoreRemembering Sister Mary James Clines
August 2, 2024 / Madonna Heights News
SCO Family of Services and the Madonna Height community mourn the passing of Sister Mary James Clines, former Executive Director of Madonna Heights. Sr. Mary James was a Sister of Good Shepherd for 70 years. A life-long advocate for women and children, she worked as a Social Worker at Madonna…
Read MoreSCO Family of Services joins DAF Day as a Launch Partner, Spearheading a New Kind of Giving Day on October 10, 2024
July 30, 2024 / SCO News
This October, SCO Family of Services, a leading provider of essential human services, is collaborating on the launch of the first-ever DAF Day, a new kind of giving day that reframes how donor-advised funds (DAFs) are used – and who uses them. DAFs are a tax-advantaged charitable giving account, similar…
Read MoreSCO Partners with NYC Department of Correction and Department of Youth and Community Development to Pilot Rikers Island Fatherhood Initiative
July 29, 2024 / Independent Youth News
SCO Family of Services is proud to be part of a new pilot program, The Rikers Island Fatherhood Initiative, a partnership between SCO’s Young Adult Workforce Program (YAWP) and Fathers’ Program, the NYC Department of Correction (DOC), and the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD). This program is…
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