On Friday, March 5, pop superstar Beyoncé and her mother, fashion designer Tina Knowles joined us for the opening of the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center at our Phoenix House Career Academy. read more
On February 2, 2010, Phoenix House joined Friends of Recovery-New York for their first annual Legislative Day. FOR-NY is a statewide coalition of people in recovery who have come together to ensure that those struggling with addiction have the opportunity to their reclaim their lives. read more
Earlier this fall, over 100 Pepsi employees spent the day with 18 residents of our Yorktown Academy. One group participated in a golf event and putting contest, while the other spent the day experiencing an organic farm and exotic animals at Green Chimneys in Brewster, NY.
At a dinner following the event, the… read more
Congrats to the Phoenix House class of 2009! Recently, we honored close to 100 men and women who have completed our New York programs in the past year. We are proud of this year’s celebrants for their determination to reclaim their lives. read more
It was anything but a staid and stuffy award dinner at New York’s Plaza Hotel on Monday, when a crowd of more than 300, were on their feet, twirling their napkins and singing along with Grammy Award winner Wyclef Jean in a tribute to Lisa Ellis, a towering figure in the music industry, now a… read more
On May 4th, 2009, Phoenix House hosted it’s first ever golf tournament at Liberty National Golf Course, the future home of the PGA Barclay’s golf tournament. After a round of golf surrounded by the New York City skyline and the Statue of Liberty, a dinner and silent auction were held at the clubhouse. All proceeds… read more
On June 27th, more than 300 of Phoenix House’s East End friends gathered at the home of George and Bicky Kellner to honor Jason and Haley Binn for their philanthropic work. Phoenix House, one of the nation’s leading substance abuse prevention and treatment organizations, provides treatment to the East Hampton community with two programs, supporting… read more
NEW YORK , NY , August 15, 2009 –For the fifth consecutive year Phoenix House will benefit from the Annual Artists & Writers Charity Softball Game, along with the East End Hospice and East Hampton Day Care.
Over 2,000 celebrities and spectators are expected at this well-loved Hamptons rite of summer… read more
Phoenix House hosted a pre-screening of Woody Allen’s newest movie, “Whatever Works,” to raise money for the Phoenix Houses’ Youth Service program. Funds were raised to help enhance the services that NYC teens and their families already receive through the programs including sober recreational activities such as trips to dinner, the movies, adventure activities and… read more
To honor Dr. Martin Luther King’s realized dream and to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama, the first African-American President of the United States, Phoenix House AmeriCorps members and staff regaled in a combined celebration with Phoenix House clients. As a diverse group of more than 200 individuals – representing a broad range of creeds… read more