Phoenix House’s Norwig Debye-Saxinger, Vice President of Government Affairs, Public Policy and Licensing, was awarded the Commissioner’s Lifetime Achievement Award by the New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS).

More than 15 years ago, Joan Hajjar was living on the edge. Homeless and without hope, her daily existence revolved around her next drug or drink. Determined to beat her addiction, she entered Phoenix House in 1993, where she found the tools to reclaim her life. Now serving as director of Phoenix House’s AmeriCorps and  more