
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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- Housing & Shelters
Brooklyn Youth Center
Provides homeless and at-risk youth and their families with information and access to a variety of services and helps them find temporary housing.
- Housing Assistance
- Family Crisis Prevention
- Youth & Family Resources
- Food Insecurity
- Health & Substance Use Referrals
- 718.685.3850
- Brooklyn
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- Mental Health, Substance Use & Wellness
Care Management
SCO helps manage and coordinate eligible children and young adults’ health care, behavioral health and service needs to make sure all needs are being met.
- Care Management
- Medical Services
- Mental Health Services
- Emotional/Behavioral Supports
- Youth & Family Resources
- 800.780.6510
- Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk
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- Early Childhood
FirstStepNYC
FirstStepNYC provides full-day, year-round childcare and education services for children 6 weeks through 5 years of age in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
- Early Childhood Education Centers
- 3K for All & Pre-K
- Child Care
- Pregnancy Support
- 929.234.6870
- Brooklyn
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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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- Early Childhood
Morris Koppelman Early Childhood Center
SCO’s Early Childhood Center fosters children’s cognitive, physical, social and emotional development, giving all children the tools they need to succeed in school and meet their full potential.
- Early Childhood Education Centers
- 3K for All & Pre-K
- Child Care
- 718.345.6666
- 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
SCO at PS 5
After school and summer program for elementary school students at PS 5 and neighborhood schools, includes academic enrichment, homework assistance, youth development, and weekly instruction in creative/visual arts, performing arts, STEM, literacy, and recreation
- After School/Summer Camp
- 718.443.8527, 917.280.3834
- 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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- Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Supportive Individual Residential Alternatives
Supportive IRAs are one or two bed residences for high functioning adults with developmental disabilities who do not require 24-hour supervision.
- Residential Programs
- Medical Services
- Independent Living Skills
- Nassau, Suffolk