by oh-admin | Sep 15, 2009 | arts, OASAS, recovery month
Harbor resident Miguel F.’s painting, “Friends,” was selected as the winner of the visual arts/acrylic category of the Sixth Annual New York State Recovery Fine Arts Festival. His painting, along with the other submissions, will be on display during the month of...
by oh-admin | Sep 14, 2009 | FRE, OASAS, success stories
LaQuanda Edgefield, a resident at the Odyssey House Family Re-Entry program, was chosen by OASAS to share her story of recovery as part of the Your Story Matters campaign. Here is an excerpt:I came walking through the doors of recovery sick, suffering, tired, and...
by oh-admin | Sep 10, 2009 | community, events, Run for Your Life
Please join Odyssey House in supporting men, women and children in recovery at our 4th Annual Run for Your Life 5K Fun Run/2-Mile Walk, to be held on Saturday, September 26th at Icahn Stadium, Randall’s Island. This year’s race will have some exciting new activities,...
by oh-admin | Aug 28, 2009 | community, supportive housing
Residents and staff from the Haven and Harbor attended a press conference at city hall last week to support continued funding for affordable housing. New York State Assembly Member Vito Lopez used the press conference to announce an initiative to create an “Empire...
by oh-admin | Aug 26, 2009 | commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, heroin, in the news, Letters to the Editor
The New York Times today published a letter by Peter Provet, president of Odyssey House, questioning the use of heroin to treat heroin addiction. The New York Times August 26, 2009 Letter Battling to Be Drug-Free To the Editor: “The recently reported heroin research...
