
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
Adult and Family Shelters
SCO operate homeless shelters throughout Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx that provide individuals and 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, Queens
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- Mental Health, Substance Use & Wellness
Care Management
SCO helps manage and coordinate eligible children and young adults’ health care, behavioral health and service needs to make sure all needs are being met.
- Care Management
- Medical Services
- Mental Health Services
- Emotional/Behavioral Supports
- Youth & Family Resources
- 800.780.6510
- Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk
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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
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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- Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Intermediate Care Facilities
ICFs are residences with 24-hour care for individuals with developmental disabilities that provide the highest level of care outside of a skilled nursing facility.
- Residential Programs
- Medical Services
- Independent Living Skills
- Queens
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- Youth Justice
Juvenile Justice Initiative – Brooklyn
JJI works intensively with court-involved youth and their families in their homes throughout Brooklyn to help change delinquent behavior.
- Recidivism Reduction
- Educational Support
- Family/Parent/Individual Counseling
- 718.674.8445
- Brooklyn
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- Youth Justice
Juvenile Justice Initiative – Queens
JJI works intensively with court-involved youth and their families in their homes throughout Queens to help change delinquent behavior.
- Recidivism Reduction
- Educational Support
- Family/Parent/Individual Counseling
- 718.739.1660
- Queens
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- Mental Health, Substance Use & Wellness
Madonna Heights Residential Treatment Facility
The Madonna Heights RTF provides adolescent girls and young women with the most intensive residential mental health services available outside of a hospital.
- Residential Programs
- Medical Services
- Mental Health Services
- Emotional/Behavioral Supports
- Independent Living Skills
- Family/Parent/Individual Counseling
- Youth & Family Resources
- Health & Substance Use Referrals
- 631.213.0300
- Suffolk
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- Mental Health, Substance Use & Wellness
Ottilie Residential Treatment Facility
The Ottilie RTF provides adolescents and young adults with the most intensive residential mental health services available outside of a hospital.
- Residential Programs
- Medical Services
- Mental Health Services
- Emotional/Behavioral Supports
- Employment/Job Readiness
- Independent Living Skills
- 718.674.8000
- 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