Our Summer 2018 newsletter is now available online! Learn about our new programs and grants, recent events, and meet the newest members of our Boards of Trustees. You can also read first-person accounts of how your support helps our clients turn their lives around....
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Volunteers put community first
Accounting firm RSM returned to Odyssey House for another employee-led service day at the George Rosenfeld Center for Recovery (GRCR) this week. The day was a part of their annual Volunteer Day in which they work with select nonprofits across the country as part of...
New mural in East Harlem encourages New Yorkers to drink water instead of sweetened drinks
New York Amsterdam News The Health Department announced a new mural and art exhibit in East Harlem encouraging New Yorkers to drink water instead of sugary-sweetened beverages. Odyssey House, a behavioral health care organization, worked with clients in recovery from...
Our 2017 Annual Report is now online
Reaching out, making connections, and following through with treatment and housing services that change lives is demanding work. The men and women who work in Odyssey House’s community-based programs understand what is at stake when substance misuse or mental health...
Addiction & Mental Health in the News, July 20th
New York Post: More people died in NYC from drug overdoses than car crashes By Georgett Roberts and Ben Feuerherd The number of people who died from opioid use in the city last year was more than five times the amount killed in driving accidents, Police Commissioner...
Celebrate Recovery Month with Odyssey House
Registration for Run for Your Life 2018 is now open! This family-friendly event raises awareness of and funds for the recovery movement with a day of festivities, including children’s games and face painting, Zumba, health and wellness booths, and refreshments. Last...
Artists Explore the Health Harms of Sugary Drinks
The Odyssey House Art Project took on a special project this spring: visually depicting the harms caused by sugary drinks and the benefits of drinking water. The project culminated in an exhibition, “Consumed,” now on display at the Haven Art Gallery. The...
$1.23m grant expands residential addiction treatment services in the Bronx
Odyssey House was one of five providers awarded $4 million to expand residential addiction treatment services in the New York City. With the $1.23 million grant, Odyssey House will add 41 beds to our Lafayette Avenue in the Bronx. Funding for these projects is being...
Rehab USA: how should America treat its opioid victims?
By David Crow Financial Times Magazine Anthony De La Rosa was 22 when a player on his college baseball squad introduced him to a new drug: Oxycodone. “We weren’t just smoking weed any more. We would go to practice, come back and snort Oxy in the dorm rooms. At that...
“It wasn’t long ago that my life was a mess.”
At the Mother’s Day Awards Breakfast, Casey was one of two residents from our family center who spoke about their experiences in treatment. Casey, 23, is pregnant with her first child. I feel very lucky to be here at Odyssey House. It wasn't long ago that my life was...
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