COVID-19 Update

Our Odyssey families live near the poverty level and will be hard hit from loss of wages and hungry children home for school. We are worried for their health and safety – not only will it be more challenging to access medical and mental health services, but isolation and crowded homes may increase domestic abuse. We are working to share community resources (below) and to tap into our own “family fund” for emergency help to keep our families fed, housed, and medically safe. Thank you SO much to those of you who have contributed over the years (or more recently through our gala or my dad’s 90^th birthday benefit) to increase this fund. To help support Odyssey families during this challenging time, please donate to our Friends of Odyssey Family.

Contact Information

If you are a student or alumni and have any questions or need support, please contact Emily Auerbach at emily.auerbach@wisc.edu or 608-712-6321 or Brian Benford at brian.benford@wisc.edu or 608-807-7224. If you are an Odyssey supporter and would like to know how you can help with immediate needs or have any other questions, please contact Jenny Pressman at jenny.pressman@wisc.edu or 608-287-8216. If you have additional resources that you believe could be helpful for our students and their families, please email these ideas to Emily Azad at emily.azad@wisc.edu.