by Carolyn | Nov 15, 2016 | fundraising, GivingTuesday
This year, on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, we are participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving. Last year, more than 45,000 organizations in 71 countries came together to celebrate #GivingTuesday. Since its founding in 2012, #GivingTuesday has...
by Carolyn | Nov 4, 2016 | marathon, recovery, Run for Your Life
Three years ago, Ryan ran her first NYC Marathon with the Run for Your Life team. In two days, she will be running her second. Returning to Odyssey House after a relapse earlier this year, Ryan is determined to make this time count. She sees this marathon as a symbol...
by Carolyn | Nov 2, 2016 | marathon, Run for Your Life, wellness
The feeling of accomplishment Nine months ago, if you’d asked Kyle, 30, if he’d be running the NYC Marathon, he would have laughed. Though he had been athletic his entire life, he was in a very different place then. That all changed when he came to Odyssey...
by Carolyn | Oct 27, 2016 | 50th anniversary, eldercare, Outpatient Services, recovery, success stories
In celebration of our 50th anniversary, each month we will be sharing a story that highlights one of our programs or treatment populations. This month we had a moment to catch up with former ElderCare client Sheryl, who is now two years sober and still works closely...
by Carolyn | Sep 8, 2016 | Odyssey House news, resources, website
We are delighted to introduce you to our new website. Our aim with this new site is to present Odyssey House through the experiences, hopes, and achievements of our clients. We talked to clients and staff from every program, listened carefully to what they had to say,...