About Oxford House Florida
We work with those leaving rehab, healthcare professionals, legal professionals, veterans and parents of addicts.
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About Us...
The first Oxford House was started in 1975 in Silver Springs MD by a group of recovering alcoholics/addicts who were living in a halfway house that was closing down. Worried that they would have to leave and not have a safe place to go, they decided to rent a house together and hold each other accountable to staying sober. Within six months they had enough money saved to open a second house, to meet the need for more beds. With the help of Federal and State programs this growth has continued and today there are Oxford Houses in almost every state, and in several countries.
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Oxford Houses are rented family houses where groups of recovering individuals live together in an environment supportive to recovery from addiction. Each house is self-run and financially self-supported following a standardized system of democratic operation. Each group obtains a Charter from Oxford House Inc., which is the umbrella organization for the international network of individual Oxford Houses.
Oxford House offers a supportive way of living and opportunities to learn life skills in a clean andsober environment.
All Oxford Houses have these common characteristics:
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The House must be run democratically
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The House must be financially self-supporting
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The House must expel members who relapse
The first Oxford House was started in 1975 in Silver Springs MD by a group of recovering alcoholics/addicts who were living in a halfway house that was closing down. Worried that they would have to leave and not have a safe place to go, they decided to rent a house together and hold each other accountable to staying sober. Within six months they had enough money saved to open a second house, to meet the need for more beds. With the help of Federal and State programs this growth has continued and today there are Oxford Houses in almost every state, and in several countries.
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Oxford Houses are rented family houses where groups of recovering individuals live together in an environment supportive to recovery from addiction. Each house is self-run and financially self-supported following a standardized system of democratic operation. Each group obtains a Charter from Oxford House Inc., which is the umbrella organization for the international network of individual Oxford Houses.
Having time to become comfortable in sobriety might be the single most important part of the Oxford House success story.
What Oxford House Offers
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Oxford House offers a supportive way of living and opportunities to learn life skills in a clean and sober environment.
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Twenty-Four hour support from peers in recovery.
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Learn alcohol and drug-free living skills.
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Shared responsibilities for maintaining the House.
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Equal vote on all House decisions.
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Social interaction and activities.
Having time to become comfortable in sobriety might be the single most important part of the Oxford House success story. Using this cost-effective method to improve the chances of recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction, may be the best way to show the community that recovery works and that recovering individuals can become model citizens.
