Bronx, NY— As part of the global effort to raise awareness about the devastating impact of overdose deaths and to highlight the urgent need for comprehensive solutions, Senator Nathalia Fernandez held a press conference on August 31st, Overdose Awareness Day at Jacobi Medical Center. Senator Fernandez…
Odyssey Foundation is pleased to announce it is the recipient of a Health and Housing in Recovery Program Partnership grant from Empire BlueCross BlueShield Foundation to help individuals in recovery from substance use disorders secure housing. This $98,000 award will allow Odyssey House to hire a housing specialist…
The Recovery Community and Outreach Center is Supported by a $1.75 Million Grant from New York State Part of the Governor’s Unprecedented Expansion of Comprehensive Services to Combat the Heroin and Opioid Crisis Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the grand opening of a…
$190,000 to Support Peer Engagement Specialists in East Harlem The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS) today announced more than $190,000 in funding was awarded to two NYS OASAS-certified addiction treatment providers, Odyssey House and Mount Sinai Behavioral Health System, to support a…
OdysseyHouse has been awarded a two-year, $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to implement a pre- and post-release mentoring and recovery program for parolees at the Edgecombe Correctional Facility (ECF) in Northern Manhattan. The program builds on the successful peer-mentoring model Odyssey House provides as…
Odyssey House has received a $445,000 grant from the New York State Department of Health to implement a peer mentoring track for older adults (Serving Older Adults Recovery System, or SOARS), based out of the Bronx-based Outpatient Services program. SOARS will allow Odyssey House to provide case management services…