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Much thanks to @errollouis.bsky.social for including @samaritandv.bsky.social in today's article in @nymag.com!

12 Charities Worth Supporting on #GivingTuesday.

💰 DONATE HERE: samaritandaytopfdn.givecloud.co/holiday2025

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Thanks for Your Gift, this Holiday Season!
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December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This #GivingTuesday, your gift helps New Yorkers rebuild their lives with #recovery support, housing, job training & hope.

Join @samaritandv.bsky.social in creating brighter futures — one person, one family, one community at a time.

💰 Donate TODAY: samaritandaytopfdn.givecloud.co/holiday2025
Thanks for Your Gift, this Holiday Season!
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December 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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We're excited to share that HSC’s Executive Director Michelle Jackson and several HSC members are on the mayoral transition team!

To achieve systemic change for our sector, it is critical that human services leaders have a seat at the table.

Full list: files.constantcontact.com/fff820e9001/...
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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We’re grateful to @wearephsny.bsky.social for their generosity as a Partner Sponsor of this year’s #Changemakers of New York Gala! Thank you for standing with New York’s human services sector.

Join us on December 10: humanservicescouncil.org/changemakers
November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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The Residential & Recovery Services teams hosted the Annual Fall Gratitude Gathering of the Samaritan Daytop Village Alumni Association. Staff, clients, & alumni joined in a day of fellowship at PARC Queens. Keynote Speaker was Jackie Samuels, Prog. Dir. of Cape Road Residential Treatment Program.
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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The Queens Ledger recently recently visited our Ed Thompson Veterans Program to speak with Program Director Roger Walker & several veterans in recovery. The veterans shared how the program is helping rebuild their lives step by step. Read the story here: queensledger.com/2025/11/21/q...
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Huge thanks to @samaritandv.bsky.social for supporting our #Changemakers of New York Gala as a Partner Sponsor! Your partnership helps strengthen New York’s human services community.

Join us on December 10: humanservicescouncil.org/changemakers
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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AVP of Residential Services Deirdre Rice-Reese joined Jeff Simmons on the It's In Queens podcast for a conversation about effective recovery support for veterans.

Listen to the episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-8P...

#veteransupport #veteranrecoveryaddiction #veteranhousing #veteranmentalhealth
Podcast, 11/19/25, Deirdre Rice-Reese discusses Samaritan Daytop Village's countless services.
YouTube video by It's in Queens
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November 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Did you catch our very own Roger D. Walker on @1010wins.bsky.social this #VeteransDay? An alumnus of our veterans program and current program director, Roger is just who veterans need to hear from to understand that recovery is possible.

Listen here: www.samaritanvillage.org/news/talking...
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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🥶 It was a cold day, but nothing could match the warmth & pride of our Veterans Programs' clients & staff as they marched in the NYC #VeteransDay Parade & rode on the United War Veterans Council's Health & Wellness float. Thank you to UWVC and to all veterans for your service!
#NYCVeteransDayParade
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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We celebrated the “topping off” of the #Highbridge on its newly constructed 26th-floor roof. To mark the occasion, we were joined by the Samaritan Daytop Foundation, our construction partners, Board members, & generous funders.

Read the press release: www.samaritanvillage.org/news/highbri...
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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~100 people "shopped” for free, nutritious groceries at our #FreshFoodFair using vouchers they received during a health visit at Samaritan Daytop Health or after attending a Food As Medicine workshop at PARC Bronx. Thx, Third Ave. Business Improvement Dist., & Cathy & Luis Torres for your support.
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Our latest newsletter highlights some important updates: fresh food access for families during the holiday season, nutrition support for those in recovery, our ongoing commitment to veterans, & major progress on supportive housing in the Bronx: www.samaritanvillage.org/news/novembe...
November 2025 Newsletter - "Nourishing New Yorkers" - Samaritan Daytop Village
Stay up to date with our latest news, updates, and highlights from November 2025
www.samaritanvillage.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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DPA's #REFORM2025 Conference. Detroit MI November 12-15.

We'll be hosting an Affinity Group meeting Friday, Nov. 14th from 6-8pm in 142C. Please join us for updates on D4DPRs advocacy work and learn about opportunities for Healthcare Professionals to get involved.

reformconference.org/about/
About the Conference - Reform Conference
The Reform Conference is the premier gathering of the growing and dynamic drug policy reform movement, hosted by the Drug Policy Alliance.
reformconference.org
October 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Are you at @drugpolicy.org's International Drug Policy #Reform Conference? If so, we hope you'll join us for the PeerUp session happening tomorrow a.m.!

#HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #HarmReductionIsHealthcare #Reform2025 #PreventOverdose #SupportNotStigma #EndOverdose
🧵Join us at @drugpolicy.org’s International #DrugPolicy #Reform conference! NHRC’s Capacity Building & #HepatitisC Coordinator, Jose Martinez, who also manages NHRC’s PeerUp program, will facilitate an affinity group gathering, “The Resurrection of the Peer Workforce” on Friday, Nov. 14 from...
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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42 million people could lose SNAP benefits, starting 11/1. SNAP is a lifeline to many people struggling with addiction or returning home after incarceration. Cutting SNAP puts another barrier in their way, limiting chances at successful recovery & reentry. Take action: protect SNAP bit.ly/3JvkYXf
October 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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getting ready to drive to Detroit for the #reform2025 conference, let me know if you're going or anything cool to do in Detroit it's my first time!
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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NYS OASAS aired a special #VeteransDay episode of its "Addiction: The Next Step" podcast - "Honoring Service, Enabling Recovery."

Our Veterans Outreach Coordinator Brian Berry shared his experience as a veteran battling addiction & finding recovery. Click to watch: oasas.ny.gov/veterans-foc....
Veterans in Focus: Honoring Service. Enabling Recovery
Spotlight on veteran-centered addiction care that rebuilds structure, community, and purpose.
oasas.ny.gov
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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In honor of #VeteransDay, Roger Walker, Director of the Ed Thompson Veterans Program, joined @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social and anchor Shannan Ferry to shine a light on an issue deeply impacting the veterans community: #substanceusedisorder.

🎥 Watch his interview below.
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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It's more important than ever that we come together to shape and build the future of drug policy reform. Join us in Detroit! Save the date for #Reform2025, share this post with fellow reformers, and sign up to receive email updates: engage.drugpolicy.org/secure/join-... #DrugSky
December 11, 2024 at 9:14 PM
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We’re building a future where drug policy allows people to be safe, stay alive, and thrive...but we can’t do it without YOU. This November, join us in Detroit to strategize, organize, and mobilize for our families. Register now for #Reform2025 reformconference.org/register/
May 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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7 a.m.-9 a.m. in classroom 140B. There’s still time to register for the conference, which runs from Nov. 12 through Nov. 15, 2025, in Detroit, MI. We hope to see you there!

www.reformconference.org

#HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #Reform2025 #OverdosePrevention #EndOverdose
Reform Conference
Reform Conference is the premier gathering of the growing and dynamic drug policy reform movement. Join us in Detroit, Michigan this November.
www.reformconference.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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🧵Join us at @drugpolicy.org’s International #DrugPolicy #Reform conference! NHRC’s Capacity Building & #HepatitisC Coordinator, Jose Martinez, who also manages NHRC’s PeerUp program, will facilitate an affinity group gathering, “The Resurrection of the Peer Workforce” on Friday, Nov. 14 from...
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Moments of opportunity like this come along rarely, and with Dean and Elle we'll seize upon it to usher in a new day for New York.
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM