by Carolyn | Aug 18, 2017 | recovery month, Run for Your Life
Our Run for Your Life event has a little something for everyone: runners, walkers, dancers, fitness buffs…and bargain hunters! Score a great deal on one of your favorite restaurants or travel destinations, all while supporting Odyssey House. Take a peek at our...
by Carolyn | Aug 16, 2017 | Opioid epidemic, teens
A new CDC report finds that teen deaths from drug overdoses increased in 2015, after years of decline. The uptick is likely the result of the increasing availability of newer and more lethal kinds of opioids like fentanyl, which is sometimes mixed with heroin....
by Carolyn | Aug 8, 2017 | 50th anniversary, annual report, GRCR
For more than 50 years, we have been a beacon of hope to thousands of men, women, and children in crisis. The majority of the people who turn to us for help not only struggle with the debilitating effects of substance abuse and mental illness, they face considerable...
by Carolyn | Aug 4, 2017 | community, GRCR, service day
This summer, accounting firm RSM joined forces with Odyssey House for an employee-led service day at the George Rosenfeld Center for Recovery (GRCR). The day was a part of their annual Volunteer Day in which they work with select nonprofits across the country as part...
by Carolyn | Jul 27, 2017 | education, graduation, recovery
Education has long been a part of the treatment plan at Odyssey House. Our Vocational Rehabilitation Services, in partnership with the New York City Department of Education and Project Restart, provides on-site educational services available to all residential clients...
