New Contract Will Expand Supportive Housing Services

Odyssey House has received a contract from the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) to expand housing services for single men and women who have completed long-term residential treatment. 

A shortage of safe and affordable housing is a perennial problem for many New Yorkers, but it is particularly acute for those who are in the early stages of recovery and faced with building a new life after completing long-term treatment.

This competitively-awarded contract will provide homeless adults with access to 25 Odyssey House managed apartments. The contract, worth $400,000 per year, is renewable on an annual basis.

The supported housing units will consist of 12 two-bedroom apartments and a single one-bedroom apartment. The proposed scatter-site housing will be located in the Bronx close to our OASAS-certified outpatient chemical dependency clinic. Only single adults at risk of homelessness who complete treatment for a substance abuse disorder and need long-term transitional supportive housing to sustain sobriety will be eligible to apply for housing services.

The new units will supplement Odyssey House's existing range of housing services, including the Odyssey House Haven, a 63-unit apartment building in East Harlem that provides permanent, independent housing to formerly homeless men and women with mental and physical disabilities; Family Re-Entry, supervised housing for families re-entering society; and housing assistance for formerly homeless persons enrolled in our programs. All housing programs are designed to support the Odyssey House dedication to continuity of care and after-care services.

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