by Carolyn Abrams | Nov 1, 2022 | Edgecombe, housing programs
As part of a pilot program, the Edgecombe Residential Treatment Facility converted to a transitional housing program. The $2.5 million investment by New York State is aimed at reducing recidivism, assisting parolees re-entering the community, and diverting them away...
by oh-admin | Jan 30, 2015 | Edgecombe, grants, in the news, mentors, Outpatient Services, programs, recovery, support
Bronx Free Press Reporter Gregg McQueen visited our outpatient clinic in the Bronx to speak with Mary Callahan, senior manager, director of Outpatient Services, and Michael Everett, a certified recovery coach, about this innovative program and how it will help reduce...
by oh-admin | Dec 7, 2010 | Edgecombe
Odyssey House’s Edgecombe Residential Treatment Program recently hosted an 11-member delegation from the South Africa Department of Correctional Services. Darrin Brown, director of Edgecombe, said the delegation, led by Correctional Services National...
by oh-admin | Jul 15, 2009 | drug laws, Edgecombe, OASAS, public policy
R. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), visited the Edgecombe Residential Treatment Facility in Harlem last week. Kerlikowske met with Odyssey House officials and commissioners from the Office of Alcoholism and...
by oh-admin | Feb 4, 2009 | commentary, drug laws, Edgecombe, public policy
The Commission on Sentencing Reform issued its final report yesterday calling for major reforms of New York’s drug laws. The report includes a number of recommendations of significance to Odyssey House, given our new parolee program and resources as a community...
by intern | Jun 16, 2008 | community, Edgecombe, grants, in the news, Press Releases
“First of its kind” collaborative program targets New York’s chemically dependent parole population (New York, June 16, 2008): Odyssey House has been chosen to run New York’s first collaborative treatment for chemically dependent parolees. The new 30-day program will...
