Oxford House - Linkin

Oxford House, Inc., is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that pioneered the self-run, self-supported recovery housing model in 1975, providing community-based, supportive sober living environments for individuals recovering from substance use disorders, including alcohol and drug addiction, with a mission centered on Recovery, Responsibility, and Replication. Founded by Paul Molloy and others in Silver Spring, Maryland, after taking over a closing halfway house, Oxford House operates over 3,500 democratically governed residences across 47 states, housing more than 24,000 residents at any time who share responsibilities, pay equal expenses, and maintain 100% sobriety, with immediate expulsion for relapse to protect the group. The evidence-based approach emphasizes long-term stays—averaging about a year but with no time limits—peer support through elected officers serving six-month terms, and integration with AA/NA programs, yielding sobriety rates exceeding 80% in studies by DePaul University and recognition by SAMHSA as a leading recovery-supportive housing model. Targeting underserved populations such as those with co-occurring mental health issues, veterans, women with children, and special groups like LGBTQ+ or Native American individuals, Oxford Houses foster self-efficacy, leadership, and responsible living in gender-specific homes of at least six residents, supported by a national network of chapters, associations, field staff, and the World Council to ensure adherence to traditions of autonomy, democracy, and expansion without professional management or external authority.