Ready, Set, Play!
The children at Family Re-Entry now have a beautiful new playground! More than 150 volunteers from Odyssey House, KaBOOM!, KOOL-AID and our community partners braved the rain to assemble the playground and build the side projects. We were joined by a few very special...
Aetna grant supports oral health education program for children
Recently, two of our foundation partners from Aetna – Miguel Centeno, vice president of strategic market development, and Christopher Montross, vice president and assistant controller – visited Odyssey House to see our dental clinic in action.Last year, the Aetna...
Growing green at the MABON
In our latest newsletter, we talked about our Green Team and how they’re working to make Odyssey House more environmentally friendly. One of the projects the Team has been working on is a vegetable garden at our MABON facility. Below are the first photos from the...
Playground design & volunteer information
Based on the childrens' designs, KaBOOM had three beautiful playgrounds designed for us. After polling the parents and children at Family Re-Entry, a clear winner emerged:The playground includes a spiral slide, monkey bars, activity panels and ladders. In addition, a...
Designing a dream playground!
Kool-Aid and organizers from KaBOOM! hosted a Design Day for children and families at Odyssey House to begin planning a brand new playground for Family Re-Entry. The children and their parents put crayon to paper to brainstorm and draw their dream playgrounds, which...
For Parolees, “Dirty” Urine Doesn’t Mean a Trip Up the River
Our Spring 2009 newsletter is now available!
The Spring 2009 edition of Odyssey House News is now available online. Read about our Green Team, latest art projects, new services and more. Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments or on our Facebook wall. Click here to read it (pdf). If you’d...
Law & Order episode filmed at Odyssey House to air May 20th
As previously mentioned, Law & Order came to Odyssey House this month to film scenes for an upcoming episode, titled "Skate or Die." The episode is scheduled to air on Wednesday, May 20th at 10 pm on Channel 4/NBC.*We hope you enjoy the show! Let us know what you...
Odyssey House & KOOL-AID team up to build new playground
Children in Family Re-Entry will be getting brand-new playground through a community-led project sponsored by KOOL-AID.The children will have the opportunity to design their dream playground on Design Day, May 1st. The designers will base the final blueprint on the...
Local artist volunteers with 6th Street teens
Collage artist Chad Porter has been volunteering with teens at the Leadership Center to create a series of 4 murals to be shown at our upcoming art show in July. Check back soon for more information about the art show.Chad, on the left, working with teens on one of...
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