Oxford House - Booker
2834 Horse Trail Rd, Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Oxford House is a nonprofit organization founded in 1975 that operates a network of over 3,500 self-run, self-supported recovery homes across the United States, providing community-based, supportive, and sober living environments for individuals recovering from substance use disorders.
Originating from a group of men in Montgomery County, Maryland, who took over a closing halfway house and established democratic principles to ensure sobriety, Oxford House emphasizes recovery, responsibility, and replication through its evidence-based model, which has been recognized by federal agencies and studied extensively for its high success rates—over 80% of residents maintain long-term sobriety.
The organization serves men and women in gender-specific houses accommodating at least six residents each, with no time limits on stays as long as members remain drug- and alcohol-free, pay their equal share of expenses, and adhere to house rules without disruption; special houses exist for women with children, veterans, and other populations like the deaf or Native Americans.
Oxford House, Inc., a 501(c)(3) entity, issues charters, offers technical assistance, and fosters expansion via outreach workers, chapters, and associations, promoting active participation in AA/NA while operating autonomously and non-professionally to build self-efficacy, leadership, and responsible behavior among residents who often come from backgrounds of homelessness, incarceration, or repeated treatment failures.
What we treat
Treatment & Programs
Levels of Care
Oxford House - Booker provides a vital step in the recovery continuum through self-governed sober living. Rather than a set step-down schedule, this Jeffersonville home functions as a long-term living solution. Members can stay as long as they need while rebuilding their lives. The environment naturally fosters aftercare support through daily peer-to-peer accountability.
Therapies
Because the cooperative model remains proudly non-professional, there are no formal clinical therapies or counselors on site. Instead, residents rely heavily on the therapeutic value of peer support and are strongly encouraged to actively participate in outside 12-Step groups.
Addictions
The democratic household relies on an absolute requirement: any member who returns to using alcohol or illicit drugs is immediately expelled. This strict, zero-tolerance policy ensures a genuinely secure environment for individuals overcoming deep-seated drug addiction and alcoholism. By enforcing this shared standard, residents actively protect each other's sobriety.
Conditions
Operating entirely without professional clinical staff, this residence serves individuals actively managing a substance use disorder. The evidence-based model recognizes that overcoming addiction requires a fundamental change in lifestyle. This transformation is achieved through shared responsibility and mutual reliance. The focus remains entirely on maintaining comfortable, long-term sobriety.
Issues
Many members arrive at the home after facing profound life challenges, including periods of homelessness, job loss, or criminal justice issues. The egalitarian structure of the household helps residents forge a strong sober social network to navigate these specific stressors. Slowly but surely, members relearn core values and rebuild their stability together.
Programs
The foundational philosophy of Oxford House - Booker revolves around an intensely structured, peer-led recovery community model. While the house is fiercely autonomous, the abstinence-oriented environment remains heavily 12-Step informed. This time-tested framework has been extensively studied by academic institutions and recognized as a highly successful, evidence-based strategy.
On-site
Amenities
Life at Oxford House - Booker looks and feels like a regular family home rather than an institutional facility. Members often live in shared rooms, occasionally watching cable TV together or tackling everyday chores. Basic upkeep and household responsibilities are divided equally among all residents through shared democratic processes.
Coverage
Payment
Financial responsibility is a core pillar of recovery at Oxford House - Booker. The home operates entirely on self-payment through a simple weekly or monthly contribution. Every resident directly pays an "Equal Expense Share" (EES) that covers the actual rent, utilities, and basic household staples.
Please contact the facility directly to verify insurance coverage and payment options. Many facilities offer free insurance verification.
Eligibility
Who We Serve
The broader network serves adults seeking recovery, though each individual residence operates strictly as gender-separate housing. Members come from all walks of life, often arriving after a residential inpatient rehabilitation stay. By forming a tight-knit micro-community, both men and women build leadership skills in their respective homes.
Additional Services
Wraparound infrastructure at this Indiana location is rooted in robust peer support rather than professional case management. Residents who have successfully transitioned out of the home are encouraged to return through an active alumni program. These former members offer enduring friendship and a living example of recovery success to newly accepted residents.
About
Facility Info
As a local charter of a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, this residential home operates completely independently. The single-family residence is entirely self-supporting, requiring no daily outside management or external supervisors. Every participating member holds an equal and binding vote in all household decisions.
Credentials
Accreditations
While not conventionally licensed as a medical treatment provider, the national model is widely validated by independent academic research. Individual homes uphold their good standing by strictly following the democratic, self-supporting guidelines of the parent organization's foundational charter.
- 2834 Horse Trail Rd, Jeffersonville, IN 47130
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