About this Recovery House
Oxford House Vanderbilt — Recovery Housing in Dover, Delaware
Oxford House Vanderbilt is a peer-run sober living home for men at 888 Lincoln Street, Dover, DE. It is listed with room for 10 residents and no reported openings. It sits in Kent County.
Oxford House Vanderbilt — house details
- Address: 888 Lincoln Street, Dover, DE 19904
- County: Kent
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 10 residents
- Reported vacancies: no reported openings
- Interview schedule: daily at 9:00pm
- Contact: Contact Lavar at (302) 381-3862
- House phone: (302) 724-5778
- Map: View the reported location
At 10 beds it is about average among the 98 Oxford Houses listed in Delaware. The last vacancy report showed all 10 beds spoken for. Interview times are listed as daily at 9:00pm. Contact Lavar at (302) 381-3862 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Cost of recovery housing in Delaware
Sober living in Delaware typically runs around $185 a week. Because Oxford House members share the home's real expenses instead of paying rent, this house's share may sit above or below that; only the residents can say. Median gross rent in Delaware sits at $1,401 a month. Residents who cannot cover a share outright often go through state-funded routes such as DSAMH Recovery Support Scholarship and State Rental Assistance Program. Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Substance Abuse and Mental He is where that funding sits.
What to know before calling an Oxford House
Oxford Houses are governed by their own residents, self-funding and free of alcohol and drugs. New members are taken on by those already in the home, so a reported vacancy is a starting point, not a reservation.
Recovery residence standards and oversight in Delaware
No state licence is required to run a recovery residence in Delaware. Voluntary certification runs through First State Alliance of Recovery Residences (FSARR), the state's NARR affiliate. An Oxford House answers to Oxford House, Inc. rather than to a state certifying body, so it rarely appears on state registers. A directory of certified residences is maintained for the state. Residents are covered by the Fair Housing Act federally and by Delaware Fair Housing Law (6 Delaware Code Section 4603).
If Oxford House Vanderbilt is full — other houses near Dover
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Mcnabb in Dover, about 0.1 miles away; Oxford House Lambert in Dover, about 0.7 miles away; Oxford House Murdock in Dover, about 0.7 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 16 in Dover, 20 across Kent County, 98 in Delaware. Browse recovery housing in Dover or sober living across Delaware.
Last vacancy update: 09/07/2026. Interview nights and contacts are both liable to change. Ring the house before arranging anything.
Oxford House in Delaware
Oxford House is a publicly supported, non-profit network connecting all Oxford House recovery homes or sober houses. Oxford House sober living is a concept in recovery for a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. Homes range from six to fifteen; there is sober living for men, sober houses for women, and some recovery homes for women with children. Read more about Oxford House and the Sober House Directory.
In Delaware, Oxford House offers sober living typically with very reasonable cost and promoting resident recovery through a peer-supported model run by the men and women in the sober house. Established in 1975 and continuing to this day, Oxford House boasts over 2,000 homes and growing across the globe.
The Sober House Business
Oxford House offers a platform for peer-lead recovery homes. If you are interested in opening a sober house as a business venture, get in touch with Vanderburgh Communities for more information.
