
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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- Youth Justice
Close to Home Residences
Residences for adjudicated youth that provide intensive, wraparound services for both the youth and his/her family.
- Recidivism Reduction
- Residential Programs
- Educational Support
- Bronx
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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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- 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
- 917.538.6061
- Bronx, 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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- 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