
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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- Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Community Habilitation
The Community Habilitation program teaches children and adults who are living at home daily living skills and gives them the opportunity to participate in activities that foster independence and will allow them to live in the community successfully.
- Developmental Disability Supports
- Independent Living Skills
- 934.852.0184
- Nassau, Suffolk
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- Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Day Habilitation Programs
Our Day Hab program offers adults with developmental disabilities a place where they can socialize, participate in community activities, and develop skills and interests. One-to-one activities are available for those who cannot function in a group setting.
- Developmental Disability Supports
- 631.738.9034
- Bronx, Nassau, Suffolk
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- Education
East Brooklyn Community Transfer High School
A Transfer High School that provides intensive support to promote academic success among young people who are over age and under-credited
- Alternative Education
- Employment/Job Readiness
- 718.927.6880
- Brooklyn
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- Family & Community Supports
Family Support Program – Bedford Stuyvesant
SCO partners with families throughout Bed-Stuy to prevent crises and enhance family well-being. We help families strengthen relationships and develop resources to solve problems.
- Parenting Support
- Family Crisis Prevention
- Family/Parent/Individual Counseling
- Youth & Family Resources
- 917-966-4608
- Brooklyn
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- Family & Community Supports
Family Support Program – Bushwick
SCO partners with families in Bushwick to prevent crises and enhance family well-being. We help families strengthen relationships and develop resources to solve problems.
- Parenting Support
- Family Crisis Prevention
- Family/Parent/Individual Counseling
- Youth & Family Resources
- 718.312.6850
- 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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- Foster Care
LGBTQ Residential Program
We offer the only residential program in New York City for young people in care who identify as LGBTQ. Our programs provide 24-hour care in a uniquely affirming and healing…
- LGBTQ Support
- Educational Support
- Employment/Job Readiness
- Independent Living Skills
- Housing Assistance
- Brooklyn, Queens
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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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- 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