Investing in jails
In a letter in the New York Times, Dr. Peter Provet comments on a private funding initiative to reduce recidivism among adolescent men incarcerated at Rikers Island. …
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The Spring 2012 newsletter is now available
The Spring 2012 edition of Odyssey House News is now available online! Read about our new housing programs, get an update on OHROCS (Odyssey House Recovery Oriented Care System), and more. Check it out (pdf)…
Food for Thought, Uptown
The Wall Street Journal By Ralph Gardner, Jr. There are a couple of tests I like to administer to cabbies, which they mostly fail, to see how well they know the city. One involves their strategy for getting to the Triborough Bridge. Except on rare occasions-for example at 4 a.m.-it’s…
When You Shake the Tree
Broadway Star Norm Lewis calls new play by teens “a vibrant shake up of family life: the secrets, the hurts and the healing.” Immediate release: May 17, 2010: What it means to be a teenager forced to grow up fast in a city where drugs, drink, and sex are…
Odyssey House awarded 2 new federal grants
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently awarded Odyssey House two separate grants totaling $2.3 million. Both grants are for a period of three years.The first grant, for $1.4 million, will enhance our comprehensive services for pregnant and postpartum…