by oh-admin | Dec 1, 2011 | Dr. Peter Provet, graduation, Manor, OASAS, recovery
Odyssey House staff, current and former residents, and friends and family members recently gathered at the Manor Family Center to commemorate a significant milestone in our residents’ recovery: graduation. The ceremony included opening remarks by Odyssey House...
by oh-admin | Jul 28, 2011 | ACS, community, OASAS, Outpatient Services
A new program with the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) has allowed Odyssey House to expand its outpatient services to additional families and children in the Bronx. The partnership places a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse...
by oh-admin | May 7, 2010 | community, OASAS, rally, recovery
Celebrate Your Story Matters Day with Odyssey House, the Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), NYS legislators and hundreds of recovery supporters this Monday in Albany. We’ll be sending a number of our residents to this second annual...
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 | 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...