Marathon runner spotlight: Sandra M.
Sandra Mendez is 33 years old and enrolled in our Outpatient program in the Bronx. Mary Callahan, Senior Manager, Director of Admissions, Outpatient & Recovery Support Services, introduced her to the Run For Your Life program. "I'm so thankful Mary connected me...
Support our 2025 marathon team!
On November 2nd, 55 members of Team Odyssey will take on the TCS New York City Marathon. Our team brings together clients, staff, alumni, volunteers, and charity runners — all united by a shared commitment to recovery and community. Every mile they run represents...
Exploring the impact of peer support programs
Please join us for a panel discussion exploring the impact of peer support programs and how to implement them successfully. Thursday, October 16 9:30 - 11:30 AM Odyssey House George Rosenfeld Center for Recovery 13 Hell Gate Circle, New York, NY 10035 Panelists:...
20 years strong: Run for Your Life 5K celebrates recovery in motion
On Saturday, September 27, Odyssey House hosted the 20th Annual Run for Your Life 5K Run & Recovery Walk—a milestone event celebrating two decades of resilience, recovery, and community. Under clear skies and bright fall sunshine, runners, walkers, alumni,...
Odyssey House run marks 20 years of addiction recovery with PIX11 News
PIX11 By James Ford One of the tri-state region’s largest addiction recovery programs, Odyssey House, is centered around a concept of a devoted, steady, long-term course of recovery. That mission was embodied on Saturday by hundreds of program participants and their...
When one person succeeds, we all succeed: Max’s story
This story is part of our special 20th Anniversary Run for Your Life 5K video series, celebrating two decades of resilience, recovery, and community. Through the voices of Odyssey House alumni, clients, and staff, we’re sharing how running has transformed lives and...
Running toward something better: Frances’s story
This story is part of our special 20th Anniversary Run for Your Life 5K video series, celebrating two decades of resilience, recovery, and community. Through the voices of Odyssey House alumni, clients, and staff, we’re sharing how running has transformed lives and...
Finding purpose through running: Keith’s story
This story is part of our special 20th Anniversary Run for Your Life 5K video series, celebrating two decades of resilience, recovery, and community. Through the voices of Odyssey House alumni, clients, and staff, we’re sharing how running has transformed lives and...
From one vision to many miles
Twenty years ago, Odyssey House COO John Tavolacci had a vision: to bring people together through running as a way to strengthen recovery, resilience, and community. That vision became the Run for Your Life 5K. Since then, the program has grown into something even...
Odyssey House Recovery Center hosts free Narcan training on International Opioid Overdose Awareness Day
On August 31, International Opioid Overdose Awareness Day, Odyssey House Recovery Center in the Bronx held a free community training on the use of Narcan (naloxone), a medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The training was designed to increase...
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