Foundation Funds Third Odyssey House Theatre Project for Teens in Treatment
The Odyssey House Theatre Project for adolescents in treatment will start a new season of performance, writing, and production skills training in early 2011, thanks to a $38,500 grant from the Elizabeth and Barets O. Benjamin Charitable Foundation. This is the third...
Odyssey House Launches CHEF with Aetna Grant
Odyssey House will be developing a new health and wellness initiative called the Creating Healthy Eating Families (CHEF) curriculum through a $25,000 grant from Aetna. The new program will provide hands-on nutrition and cooking classes for mothers living with their...
Breaking the cycle of violence
Last month, in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Odyssey House collaborated with the Center for Anti-Violence Education (CAE) to provide a series of workshops for more than 100 clients and staff. The workshops, held at the Manor and MABON,...
Odyssey House develops healthy eating program with support from Aetna
Aetna is continuing its support of Odyssey House with the development of a new initiative called Creating Healthy Eating Families (CHEF). This new program will provide hands-on nutrition and cooking classes for mothers living with their children in the Odyssey House...
Odyssey House Develops CHEF Healthy Eating Program with support from Aetna
Odyssey House is pleased to announce that Aetna is supporting the development of a new health and wellness initiative called the Creating Healthy Eating Families (CHEF) curriculum. This new program will provide hands-on nutrition and cooking classes for mothers living...
Dr. Provet on the risks of caffeinated alcoholic drinks
The New York Times published a letter to the editor by Odyssey House President Dr. Provet on the dangers caffeinated alcoholic beverages pose to underage drinkers. Read the letter below and let us know what you think. To read the original article, click here.November...
The Risks in Alcoholic Drinks
To the Editor: In "Doctors Point to Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks' Dangers" (news article, Oct. 27), alarming reports of inebriated students ending up in emergency rooms are the tip of the iceberg. The broader problem is the number of young people who are being...
Odyssey House in the news
Coverage of this year's Run for Your Life event, as well as news of Odyssey House staff member Jeremy King's selection as CASAC-T of the Year, were featured in the October edition of New York Nonprofit Press. You can download a pdf of the issue here. The 2010 Recovery...
Center Will Use Federal Grant to Provide Post-Treatment Mentoring to 330 Clients
Addiction Professional by Gary A. Enos, Editor Odyssey House sees peer-run services as a pivotal trend for the field. The president and CEO of New York City-based addiction treatment organization Odyssey House sees his field as increasingly successful...
Odyssey House Gets SAMHSA Grant for Peer Support Services
Odyssey House has been awarded a three-year, $1.2 million grant by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to fund enhanced services for individuals and families in recovery from alcohol and substance abuse. The new program,...
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