
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
Residential Living for Youth in Foster Care
Group residences that provide a supportive home environment for youth in foster care who have multiple challenges including mental illness, substance abuse, alcoholism or delinquency. We also offer residential programs for young people who identify as LGBTQ as well as programs for youth with developmental disability and behavioral health conditions.
- Educational Support
- Employment/Job Readiness
- Independent Living Skills
- Housing Assistance
- LGBTQ Support
- Developmental Disability Supports
- 718.674.7700
- Brooklyn, Queens
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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
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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
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- Education
Tyree Learning Center
A New York State certified special education school for the children and adolescents with developmental disabilities who reside at The Robert J. McMahon Children’s Center.
- Special Education/Day Schools
- 516.629.8200
- Nassau