Every September, Odyssey House marks National Recovery Month by bringing together present and former clients, staff members, friends and supporters for our signature event, the annual Run for Your Life 5K Run & Recovery Walk. What started 12 years ago as a modest...
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Take a sneak peak into our Run for Your Life silent auction!
Our Run for Your Life event has a little something for everyone: runners, walkers, dancers, fitness buffs...and bargain hunters! Score a great deal on one of your favorite restaurants or travel destinations, all while supporting Odyssey House. Take a peek at our...
Fighting the opioid epidemic
A new CDC report finds that teen deaths from drug overdoses increased in 2015, after years of decline. The uptick is likely the result of the increasing availability of newer and more lethal kinds of opioids like fentanyl, which is sometimes mixed with heroin....
Our 2016 Annual Report is now online
For more than 50 years, we have been a beacon of hope to thousands of men, women, and children in crisis. The majority of the people who turn to us for help not only struggle with the debilitating effects of substance abuse and mental illness, they face considerable...
A day of service
This summer, accounting firm RSM joined forces with Odyssey House for an employee-led service day at the George Rosenfeld Center for Recovery (GRCR). The day was a part of their annual Volunteer Day in which they work with select nonprofits across the country as part...
Overcoming obstacles to achieve their goals
Education has long been a part of the treatment plan at Odyssey House. Our Vocational Rehabilitation Services, in partnership with the New York City Department of Education and Project Restart, provides on-site educational services available to all residential clients...
BronxNet: Odyssey House & the Opioid Epidemic
Mary Callahan, Senior Manager, Director of Outpatient Services, sat down with BronxNet reporter Daren Jaime to discuss how Odyssey House is tackling the opioid epidemic. Click here to watch the full interview.
It’s time to get real about the opioid epidemic
In just the last seven days, The New York Times has published 16 stories on various aspects of the opioid epidemic from legal challenges and demographic data, to devastating profiles of families and communities trying to cope with this crisis. As a treatment provider,...
A story of reclamation, renovation & rehabilitation
The George Rosenfeld Center for Recovery The story of this 100-year-old building is one of realizing potential, learning from the past, and creating a new place of sanctuary. Its story, like those of the people who come here for help with substance abuse and related...
The Narcan Experiment
Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet comments in The New York Times on a recent report (“If This Were an Overdose, Would You Help?” news article, May 10) on a controversial proposal to install lockboxes containing the opioid overdose antidote naloxone on the...
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