Odyssey House rallies for recovery!
On September 12th, nearly 200 Odyssey House staff members and clients attended the A&E Recovery Rally. They joined more than 10,000 individuals and families in recovery and treatment programs and advocates from all fifty states for a rally at Foley Square in Lower...
Odyssey House resident wins at the Recovery Fine Arts Festival
Harbor resident Miguel F.’s painting, “Friends,” was selected as the winner of the visual arts/acrylic category of the Sixth Annual New York State Recovery Fine Arts Festival. His painting, along with the other submissions, will be on display during the month of...
LaQuanda’s second chance
LaQuanda Edgefield, a resident at the Odyssey House Family Re-Entry program, was chosen by OASAS to share her story of recovery as part of the Your Story Matters campaign. Here is an excerpt:I came walking through the doors of recovery sick, suffering, tired, and...
Register for Run for Your Life!
Please join Odyssey House in supporting men, women and children in recovery at our 4th Annual Run for Your Life 5K Fun Run/2-Mile Walk, to be held on Saturday, September 26th at Icahn Stadium, Randall’s Island. This year’s race will have some exciting new activities,...
The Road to Recovery Features Gourmet Dining in NYC
Supporting affordable housing
Residents and staff from the Haven and Harbor attended a press conference at city hall last week to support continued funding for affordable housing. New York State Assembly Member Vito Lopez used the press conference to announce an initiative to create an “Empire...
Battling to Be Drug-Free
The New York Times today published a letter by Peter Provet, president of Odyssey House, questioning the use of heroin to treat heroin addiction. The New York Times August 26, 2009 Letter Battling to Be Drug-Free To the Editor: “The recently reported heroin research...
Kym Hampton visits Odyssey House teens
Former WNBA player Kym Hampton came to the Teen Leadership Center last Thursday to spend time with teens in treatment at Odyssey House. Ms. Hampton, who played for the New York Liberty, spoke about her career and the importance of goal setting. She also invited them...
Serve.gov features the story of our playground build
As many of you know, we recently built a fantastic playground for the children of Family Re-Entry. What you may not know is that it rained more than 2 inches during the build! Serve.gov published the story of how we overcame the elements to make a dream come true for...
Torrential Rain? Bring It On
Serve.gov By Gary H. Odyssey House, Inc., a 40 year old non-profit community service agency devoted to assisting disenfranchised individuals with substance abuse and mental health problems, serves many different populations in our residential treatment facilities and...
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