Last week, the Odyssey House Manor Family Center joined communities across the country in celebrating the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day to highlight the importance of caring for every…
In honor of Mother’s Day, we are sharing Samantha’s story. Samantha is in treatment with her two young children at our Family Center of Excellence. …
Starting Monday, November 17th until Saturday, November 22nd, 10% of net proceeds of purchases made online or in-store at Barnes & Noble Tribeca will benefit children living at the Family Center in East Harlem over the holidays. Here’s how to take advantage of this limited time offer:…
Odyssey House was featured in an article by The Wall Street Journal about the Carver Community Garden in East Harlem. Earlier this spring, the Manor Family Center acquired two plots at the garden and, with the help of residents and their children, planted a…
To the Editor: RE: “Newly Born, and Withdrawing from Painkillers” (news article, April 9, 2011): It is troubling to read how little progress has been made in understanding the impact in utero exposure to addictive drugs can have on babies born to pregnant substance abusers. In the 1990s…
Once again, the children of the Odyssey House Family Re-Entry program in the Bronx were the beneficiaries of a toy drive organized by the Bound by Honor Motorcycle Club and the Bronx Bikers Alliance. The organizations ensured that each child received an age appropriate toy and…