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

    • Mental Health, Substance Use & Wellness

    Community Outreach Service Center

    Provides employment, entitlement assistance, and supportive services for SRO residents and other dual-diagnosed young adults in the community.

    • Employment/Job Readiness
    • Housing & Shelters

    Family Shelters

    SCO operate homeless shelters in Brooklyn and the Bronx that provide families a safe place to stay.

    • Housing Assistance
    • Homeless Shelters
    • Residential Programs
    • Youth & Family Resources
    • Medical Services
    • Mental Health Services
    • Employment/Job Readiness
    • Independent Living Skills
    • 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
    • Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

    In-Home Respite

    In-home respite worker provides relief to the families caring for someone with a developmental disability.

    • Developmental Disability Supports
    • Respite
    • 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
    • Mental Health, Substance Use & Wellness

    Morning Star – Women’s Residential Rehab

    Our Morning Star residences provide women in recovery, including women with young children, with a safe, home-like environment focused on helping them develop a dependence free, self-supporting lifestyle.

    • Parenting Support
    • Child Care
    • Residential Programs
    • Family/Parent/Individual Counseling
    • Youth & Family Resources
    • Substance Use Recovery
    • Mental Health, Substance Use & Wellness

    Planned Crisis Respite

    This program provides out-of-home respite services for families coping with children who have a serious emotional disturbance

    • Respite
    • Emotional/Behavioral Supports
    • 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
    • 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
    • Housing & Shelters

    Youth Workforce Initiative

    The Youth Workforce Initiative (YWI) is a NYC career development program that prepares young adults, ages 16-24, for today’s professional landscape through a five-day, in-person job and career readiness workshop…

    • Employment/Job Readiness

86%

of young adults in foster care are employed, participating in workforce training, or enrolled in school

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