Outreach, the noted agency serving those with substance abuse disorders and mental health care, will honor: Peter Myers, President of the New York State Ironworkers District Council; Michael J. Bosso, Managing Director & Head of Property Operations for the Eastern Region of Brookfield Properties; Gaston Silva, Chief Operating Officer of the New York Division of Vornado Realty Trust.
This 44nd Annual Metropolitan Luncheon is taking place on Thursday, December 4, 2025, 11:30 am at Cipriani’s, 110 East 42nd Street in Manhattan.
For tickets and sponsorship opportunities Go to: https://opiny.org/outreachs-2025-metro-campaign or call Marsha Radulov, Fundraising & Development at (718) 847-9233 ext. 2310.
Receiving the agency’s Humanitarian of the Year Award will be Michael J. Bosso, Managing Director & Head of Property Operations for the Eastern Region of Brookfield Properties operated by CBRE. The Labor Leader of the Year Award recipient is Peter Myers, President of the New York State Ironworkers District Council. The Jim Berg Memorial Award, recognizing those going above and beyond in service to Outreach and the community, will be presented to Gaston Silva, Chief Operating Officer of the New York division of Vornado Realty Trust.
“All of our honorees have given their time and resources to help Outreach with the critical work of providing assistance to addicted individuals and their families,” said Mary Brite, Outreach Chief Operating Officer. “They are very special people who make a difference in the lives of the people we serve.”
The Outreach Metropolitan Luncheon is the agency’s largest fundraising event of the year. This year its fundraising focus is Outreach’s new, 15,000-sq.-ft. Young Adult Residence serving a previously under-served and vulnerable population.
About Outreach
For 45 years, Outreach has provided substance use disorder and mental health treatment services in Queens, and Long Island. The agency began by offering assessment and referral services and later opened the first adolescent residential treatment program in New York, helping to define substance use treatment nationally for those under 18. Since then, its programs and services have expanded, now with outpatient and residential treatment for adults, culturally responsive programming, and services for veterans and LGBTQ+ identifying-individuals. The agency’s professional staff members hail from more than 25 countries and are native speakers of languages most common to its client communities.
To learn more about Outreach programs and services visit OPINY.org.
