
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
- 646.600.4800
- Brooklyn
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- Early Childhood
Early Head Start
High-quality childcare and parenting support to pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers.
- Pregnancy Support
- Parenting Support
- Child Care
- 929.234.6870
- 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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- Education
Madonna Heights School
A New York State Regents junior/senior high school for adolescent girls who live on the Madonna Heights campus or are referred by their local school district.
- Special Education/Day Schools
- 631.213.0300
- Suffolk
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- Early Childhood
Nurse-Family Partnership
Registered Nurses provide in-home visits for first time mothers from pregnancy through the child’s second birthday.
- Pregnancy Support
- Parenting Support
- 718.257.7208
- Brooklyn
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- Education
SCO at East New York Middle School of Excellence
After school and summer enrichment services for middle school students include homework assistance, youth development, and weekly instruction in creative/visual arts, performing arts, STEM, literacy, and recreation. ENYMSE is a Community School project.
- After School/Summer Camp
- 347.525.5647
- Brooklyn
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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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- Mental Health, Substance Use & Wellness
SCO Clinic – Substance Use Disorder Clinic
An outpatient substance use clinic providing trauma-informed care for women, adolescents, and men.
- Medical Services
- Family/Parent/Individual Counseling
- Substance Use Recovery
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- Education
- Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
The Christopher School
A New York State certified special education school that provides a therapeutic and residential setting for children with developmental disabilities
- Residential Programs
- Special Education/Day Schools
- 718.312.5800
- Bronx
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- Education
Theresa Paplin School
A New York State certified special education school that serves adolescents and young adults who live at our Ottilie Residential Treatment Facility or are referred by their school districts.
- Special Education/Day Schools
- 718.674.8910
- Queens