by Carolyn Abrams | Apr 27, 2023 | Mother's Day Awards Breakfast, mothers, treatment
“That’s what I think is such a beautiful thing about Odyssey House is that you have the full support there for the mother who is trying to do well.” -New York State Senator Nathalia Fernandez New York State Senator Nathalia Fernandez joins Odyssey...
by Carolyn | Apr 20, 2023 | Family Center, Mother's Day Awards Breakfast, mothers
Our Mother’s Day Celebration on Thursday, May 11, is fast approaching, and the moms at Odyssey House are excited to celebrate the love, connection, and commitment they share with their children in our new series, There’s No Such Thing as Other People’s Children. Check...
by Carolyn Abrams | Jul 12, 2022 | GRCR, in the news, mothers
With treatment often difficult to access – especially for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) families – intervention from child protective services usually stops short of providing the resources families need. Journalist Pamela Appea of Prism talked to...
by Carolyn Abrams | May 8, 2022 | Family Center, in the news, Mother's Day Awards Breakfast, mothers
By Jay Dow PIX 11 There is an old saying that it takes a village to raise a child. But at the Odyssey House’s George Rosenfeld Center for Recovery on Wards Island, the villagers are also in need of a helping hand. Alexis is 21 years old with twins. “When I was...
by Carolyn Abrams | May 5, 2022 | GRCR, Mother's Day Awards Breakfast, mothers
On Wednesday, May 4th, Odyssey House held its annual Mother’s Day Celebration – in person for the first time in two years – to recognize women in leadership whose commitment to recovery strengthens families throughout NYC. The event raised more than $70,000 for...
by Carolyn Abrams | May 4, 2022 | in the news, Mother's Day Awards Breakfast, mothers
By News 12 Staff News 12 The Bronx The Odyssey House Family Center on Wards Island provides substance abuse treatment as well as child care services for women with children. News 12 spoke to one mother on Wednesday who transformed her life through the Odyssey House....
