Press Releases Archives - Outreach </p> <aside </p> <aside class="readmore fancyfont"> <a href="https://opiny.org/2018/07/outreach-appoints-new-president-and-ceo-debra-pantin-kathleen-riddle-steps-down-after-almost-40-years/">Read More</a> </aside> </div> </div> <div class="decorative_line"></div> </article><article class="odd_post archive_post thumb_none archivepost3 flexible post-1511 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-releases"> <div class="mainpost"> <header class="postinfo"> <h2 id="post-1511"><a href="https://opiny.org/2018/07/longtime-founder-and-ceo-of-nonprofit-organization-retiring-kathleen-riddle-is-stepping-down-after-nearly-40-years-at-outreach-a-long-time-queens-organization/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Longtime Founder and CEO of nonprofit organization retiring Kathleen Riddle is stepping down after nearly 40 years at Outreach, a long-time Queens organization">Longtime Founder and CEO of nonprofit organization retiring Kathleen Riddle is stepping down after nearly 40 years at Outreach, a long-time Queens organization</a></h2> </header> <div class="text"> <p class="excerpt"> After 39 years, Kathleen Riddle, founder, president and CEO of Outreach, the non-profit substance abuse treatment organization with deep roots in Queens, will retire. Riddle, who will continue to serve Outreach in a part-time, advisory role, announced her retirement in Spring 2018, while also introducing her successor, Debra Pantin, former CEO of VIP Community Services. […] </p> <aside class="readmore fancyfont"> <a href="https://opiny.org/2018/07/longtime-founder-and-ceo-of-nonprofit-organization-retiring-kathleen-riddle-is-stepping-down-after-nearly-40-years-at-outreach-a-long-time-queens-organization/">Read More</a> </aside> </div> </div> <div class="decorative_line"></div> </article><article class="even_post archive_post thumb_none archivepost4 flexible post-1347 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-releases"> <div class="mainpost"> <header class="postinfo"> <h2 id="post-1347"><a href="https://opiny.org/2018/01/outreach-launches-new-website/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Outreach Launches New Website">Outreach Launches New Website</a></h2> </header> <div class="text"> <p class="excerpt"> Outreach, a premier provider and champion of quality, life-changing drug and alcohol abuse treatment and training services in New York City and Long Island, announces the launch of its newly redesigned website – opiny.org. “We are excited to introduce a brand new website that truly reflects the direction in which Outreach continues to grow and […] </p> <aside class="readmore fancyfont"> <a href="https://opiny.org/2018/01/outreach-launches-new-website/">Read More</a> </aside> </div> </div> <div class="decorative_line"></div> </article><article class="odd_post archive_post thumb_none archivepost5 flexible post-1341 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-releases"> <div class="mainpost"> <header class="postinfo"> <h2 id="post-1341"><a href="https://opiny.org/2018/01/new-program-director-at-outreachs-greenpoint-location-janet-walpole-appointed-to-lead-community-facility/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to New Program Director at Outreach’s Greenpoint Location – Janet Walpole Appointed to Lead Community Facility">New Program Director at Outreach's Greenpoint Location - Janet Walpole Appointed to Lead Community Facility</a></h2> </header> <div class="text"> <p class="excerpt"> Janet Walpole, LCSW, has been named the new program director at Outreach’s Greenpoint, Brooklyn site. Outreach opened its Greenpoint location in 2002 to serve the people and communities of North Brooklyn who are struggling with substance abuse and other behavioral health issues. In her role, Ms. Walpole will oversee adult and adolescent outpatient services, which […] </p> <aside class="readmore fancyfont"> <a href="https://opiny.org/2018/01/new-program-director-at-outreachs-greenpoint-location-janet-walpole-appointed-to-lead-community-facility/">Read More</a> </aside> </div> </div> <div class="decorative_line"></div> </article><article class="even_post archive_post thumb_none archivepost6 flexible post-685 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-releases"> <div class="mainpost"> <header class="postinfo"> <h2 id="post-685"><a href="https://opiny.org/2017/07/outreach-compiles-and-shares-report-on-opiate-addiction-in-new-york-and-long-island/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Outreach Compiles and Shares Report on Opiate Addiction in New York and Long Island">Outreach Compiles and Shares Report on Opiate Addiction in New York and Long Island</a></h2> </header> <div class="text"> <p class="excerpt"> The report serves as an educational showcase to inform the general public on the background of opioid addiction, recent trends, and the importance of treatment. </p> <aside class="readmore fancyfont"> <a href="https://opiny.org/2017/07/outreach-compiles-and-shares-report-on-opiate-addiction-in-new-york-and-long-island/">Read More</a> </aside> </div> </div> <div class="decorative_line"></div> </article><article class="odd_post archive_post thumb_none archivepost7 flexible post-681 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-releases"> <div class="mainpost"> <header class="postinfo"> <h2 id="post-681"><a href="https://opiny.org/2017/01/outreach-awarded-new-york-state-department-of-health-workforce-training-initiative-grant-of-959708/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Outreach Awarded New York State Department of Health Workforce Training Initiative Grant of $959,708">Outreach Awarded New York State Department of Health Workforce Training Initiative Grant of $959,708</a></h2> </header> <div class="text"> <p class="excerpt"> Outreach Training Institute (OTI) has announced that full scholarships are being made available to New York City and Long Island health care workers for the institute’s 350-hour Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) training program with funding provided by </p> <aside class="readmore fancyfont"> <a href="https://opiny.org/2017/01/outreach-awarded-new-york-state-department-of-health-workforce-training-initiative-grant-of-959708/">Read More</a> </aside> </div> </div> <div class="decorative_line"></div> </article><article class="even_post archive_post thumb_none archivepost8 flexible post-678 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-releases"> <div class="mainpost"> <header class="postinfo"> <h2 id="post-678"><a href="https://opiny.org/2016/10/outreach-to-hold-groundbreaking-of-new-brentwood-community-residence-for-women/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Outreach to Hold Groundbreaking of New Brentwood Community Residence for Women">Outreach to Hold Groundbreaking of New Brentwood Community Residence for Women</a></h2> </header> <div class="text"> <p class="excerpt"> Outreach, the noted drug and alcohol treatment agency with offices throughout the New York metropolitan area, will be expanding its services with the construction of a new building for its Brentwood Community Residence for Women. </p> <aside class="readmore fancyfont"> <a href="https://opiny.org/2016/10/outreach-to-hold-groundbreaking-of-new-brentwood-community-residence-for-women/">Read More</a> </aside> </div> </div> <div class="decorative_line"></div> </article><article class="odd_post archive_post thumb_none archivepost9 archivepost_last flexible post-667 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-releases"> <div class="mainpost"> <header class="postinfo"> <h2 id="post-667"><a href="https://opiny.org/2015/11/667/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to The New York Community Trust Awards Grand to Outreach">The New York Community Trust Awards Grand to Outreach</a></h2> </header> <div class="text"> <p class="excerpt"> The New York Community Trust has awarded Outreach an $85,000 grant to support the expansion and enhancement of services for women and women with children in need of substance abuse and behavioral health treatment. </p> <aside class="readmore fancyfont"> <a href="https://opiny.org/2015/11/667/">Read More</a> </aside> </div> </div> <div class="decorative_line"></div> </article> <nav class="archive_relatedposts relatedposts"> <ul> <li class="forward next"></li> <li class="backward prev"></li> </ul> </nav> </section> <aside class="sidebar"> <header><h2>View More</h2></header> <section class="sidebar_menu"> <ul> <li><a href="https://opiny.org/privacy-policy/">Privacy Policy</a></li> </ul> </section> </aside> </main> <nav class="mailsignup" id="footermailsignup"> <div class="centering_box"> <h2> <a 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