by oh-admin | Jul 9, 2014 | housing programs, in the news, Opinion Pieces
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEWS By Janice Slaughter, MSW, CASAC, Director of Mental Health and Housing Services, and Peter Provet, Ph.D., President and CEO, Odyssey House A report published by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in 2013 found that: “Supportive...
by oh-admin | Jun 24, 2014 | arts, Bronx, Dr. Peter Provet, events, grants, housing programs, newsletter, Odyssey House news, OMH, programs, supportive housing
The Summer 2014 edition of Odyssey House News is now available! Read about our supportive housing openings, the latest art show, new grants, and more. Click here to read it (pdf). Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments or on our Facebook wall. If...
by oh-admin | Apr 28, 2014 | Bronx, community, construction update, housing programs, Odyssey House news, supportive housing
More than 100 community leaders, government partners, Odyssey House board members, staff and supporters gathered in the Bronx on April 24th for the Tinton Avenue ribbon cutting ceremony. Tinton Avenue is our second supportive housing program to open in this month.The...
by intern | Apr 16, 2014 | Bronx, community, construction update, housing programs, in the news, supportive housing
Urban Architectural Initiatives has completed two supportive housing projects in the Bronx for single, low-income adults living with special needs, developed by the social service agency Odyssey House. The five-story, 35,000-square-foot project on Soundview Avenue in...
by oh-admin | Mar 31, 2014 | housing programs, support, Women's History Month
Friendships between women are special. In their friendships, women tend to share feelings and problems more than men do with friends; and in times of stress or anxiety, women are more likely to turn to their friends and confidantes for emotional relief.Many people...
by intern | Feb 12, 2014 | Dr. Peter Provet, foundation, grants, housing programs, in the news, OASAS
New York Nonprofit Press The NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) awarded $1.75 million in grants to five New York City nonprofits to provide permanent supportive housing for homeless families struggling with addiction to drugs or alcohol....