
Programs
For more than 130 years, SCO has delivered programs and services to New York’s most under-resourced communities, offering long-term, life-changing results. Through our vast network of programs, we offer a continuum of care and services that gets young children off to a good start, launches youth into adulthood, stabilizes and strengthens families, and unlocks potential for children and adults with special needs.
All Programs
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- Foster Care
Bethany Program
The Bethany Program is a Group Residence that provides a supportive home environment for pregnant and parenting teens in foster care.
- Educational Support
- Employment/Job Readiness
- Independent Living Skills
- Housing Assistance
- Pregnancy Support
- Parenting Support
- 718.574.6300
- Brooklyn
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- Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Family Care for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Specially trained families provide support and guidance to individuals with a developmental disability in a structured, stable environment.
- Residential Programs
- 631.643.8800
- Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk
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- Family & Community Supports
Fatherhood Program
A support program that helps fathers reconnect with their children and develop essential parenting skills.
- Parenting Support
- Employment/Job Readiness
- Family/Parent/Individual Counseling
- Domestic Violence Prevention
- 347.554.0076
- Brooklyn
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- Housing & Shelters
Independence Inns
The Independence Inns provide shelter and support for homeless and runaway youth, including young moms with children, to help them become self-sufficient.
- Educational Support
- Employment/Job Readiness
- Independent Living Skills
- Housing Assistance
- Transitional Housing
- Residential Programs
- 718.685.3850
- Brooklyn, Queens
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- Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Individual Residential Alternatives (IRA)
IRAs are homes and apartments of 10 or fewer residents that prepare adults with developmental disabilities to become productive members of their communities.
- Residential Programs
- Medical Services
- Independent Living Skills
- Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk
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- Education
- Family & Community Supports
SCO Beacon at MS 35
After school, summer camp, and community programming are offered at SCO’s Beacon Center at MS 35. Activities include academic enrichment, homework assistance, and weekly instruction in creative/visual arts, performing arts, STEM, literacy, and recreation.
- After School/Summer Camp
- Community Center
- 718.674.8320
- Brooklyn
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- Family & Community Supports
Trauma Systems Therapy (TST)
Trauma Systems Therapy is an intensive, evidence-based treatment model working with children ages 5-17 (5-18 in foster care) with severe trauma histories that impact their ability to regulate their emotions…
- Parenting Support
- Mental Health Services
- Emotional/Behavioral Supports
- Family Crisis Prevention
- Family/Parent/Individual Counseling
- 917.966.4610
- Brooklyn