Children’s Community Residences
Our Children’s Community Residences, located in Queens and Long Island, provide a structured, supportive, home-like environment for adolescents who are ready for discharge from higher levels of care such as Residential Treatment Facilities and psychiatric hospitals, but are not yet ready to return home.
While in our program, working in conjunction with their family supports, youth learn the skills necessary to live and function as active members of the community, while learning to adopt the necessary coping, self-care and independent living skills necessary to successfully integrate back to the family home and community.
Who Can Benefit from this Program
Youth with SED needing a structured setting in the community
Age Criteria
10- 18 years of age
How to Access this Program or Service
Referrals go through the Children’s Single Point of Acccess (C-SPOA)
Success Stories
Cathy Armstrong
"I love working with the children and helping make their holidays and graduations special." Learn More
Carlos’ Story
Carlos (pronoun they, their, them) is an amazing youth who was placed in SCO’s Family Foster Care program over 10 years ago. Carlos has undergone several hardships in their young life, however, they are a resilient youth who has remained focused on their schoolwork. Carlos graduated high school with high… Learn More
We provide
14,000
families and individuals with support services and community activities
We help
1,100
children and young adults through foster care programs