Ocarina Women's Oxford House

About this Recovery Home

Oxford House Ocarina — Sober Living in Alton, Illinois

Oxford House Ocarina is a peer-run sober living home for women at 3608 Horn Ave, Alton, IL. Directory records show a capacity of 8 with no reported openings. It sits in Madison County.

Oxford House Ocarina in Alton — current listing information

• Address: 3608 Horn Ave, Alton, IL 62002
• County: Madison
• Resident group: women
• Reported capacity: 8 residents
• Reported vacancies: no reported openings
• Interview schedule: Saturday at 10:30am
• Contact: Contact Jay at (618) 477-7494
• House phone: (618) 208-7460
• Map: View the reported location

At 8 beds it is smaller than most of the 131 Oxford Houses listed in Illinois. The last vacancy report showed all 8 beds spoken for. Interview times are listed as Saturday at 10:30am. Contact Jay at (618) 477-7494 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.

Cost of recovery housing in Illinois

In Illinois, a bed in sober living commonly runs about $170 a week. An Oxford House does not set a rent — members split what the house actually costs to run, so the figure here is a guide to the market, not to this home. Statewide, median gross rent in Illinois runs $1,274 a month. Where paying the share is not possible, state-funded help such as IDHS/SUPR Recovery Home contracts and CORS and WARM settlement peer-support grants is the usual route. Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention an is where that funding sits.

How the Oxford House model works, and how to apply

Oxford Houses are self-governing households, financially self-supporting and alcohol- and drug-free by charter. New members are taken on by those already in the home, so calling the house is the only way to learn what is actually free.

How recovery housing is regulated in Illinois

In Illinois licensing bites only in some cases, and not normally on peer-run homes. Homes that want certification apply to Illinois Association of Extended Care (IAEC), the state NARR affiliate. Oxford Houses run on a charter from Oxford House, Inc., not state certification, so expect this address to be missing from the state list. The certified-residence register for Illinois is online here. Residents are covered by the Fair Housing Act federally and by Illinois Fair Housing Law (Human Rights Act) (775 Illinois Compiled Statutes Section 5/3-102).

Other sober living options near Alton, IL

The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Turning Point in Alton, about 2.5 miles away; Oxford House Brotherhood in Alton, about 3.4 miles away; Oxford House Legacy Place in Granite City, about 11.0 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 3 in Alton, 20 across Madison County, 131 in Illinois. Browse recovery housing in Alton or sober living across Illinois.

This reflects a vacancy report from 09/07/2026. Bed counts and contacts change between updates. Confirm with the current members before acting on this.