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

    • Foster Care

    Bethany Program

    The Bethany Program is a Group Residence that provides a supportive home environment for pregnant and parenting teens in foster care.

    • Educational Support
    • Employment/Job Readiness
    • Independent Living Skills
    • Housing Assistance
    • Pregnancy Support
    • Parenting Support
    • Early Childhood

    Early Head Start

    High-quality childcare and parenting support to pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers.

    • Pregnancy Support
    • Parenting Support
    • Child Care
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Early Childhood

    Nurse-Family Partnership

    Registered Nurses provide in-home visits for first time mothers from pregnancy through the child’s second birthday.

    • Pregnancy Support
    • Parenting Support
    • Family & Community Supports

    Trauma Systems Therapy (TST)

    Trauma Systems Therapy is an intensive, evidence-based treatment model working with children ages 5-17 (5-18 in foster care) with severe trauma histories that impact their ability to regulate their emotions…

    • Parenting Support
    • Mental Health Services
    • Emotional/Behavioral Supports
    • Family Crisis Prevention
    • Family/Parent/Individual Counseling

90%

of individuals in our Community Habilitation program and Drop-In Lounge are gainfully employed

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