Lakefork Men's Oxford House

About this Recovery Home

Oxford House Lakefork — Sober Living Home in Mount Vernon, Illinois

Oxford House Lakefork is a self-governed recovery residence for men in Mount Vernon, Illinois. It is listed with room for 7 residents and no reported openings. The address is in Jefferson County.

Oxford House Lakefork — house details

• Address: 758 Fairfield Rd, Mount Vernon, IL 62864
• County: Jefferson
• Resident group: men
• Reported capacity: 7 residents
• Reported vacancies: no reported openings
• Interview schedule: Sunday at 9:00am
• Contact: Contact Adam Durham at (618) 359-5731
• House phone: (618) 316-7014
• Map: View the reported location

At 7 beds it is smaller than most of the 131 Oxford Houses listed in Illinois. The last vacancy report showed all 7 beds spoken for. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 9:00am. Contact Adam Durham at (618) 359-5731 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.

What a bed costs in Illinois, and what help exists

Sober living in Illinois typically runs around $170 a week. Oxford House works on an equal share of what the home actually costs, not a set rent, so treat that as the market rather than this address. By way of comparison, Illinois's median gross rent is $1,274 monthly. For those who cannot pay, IDHS/SUPR Recovery Home contracts and CORS and WARM settlement peer-support grants are among the state-funded routes used. Funding of this kind runs through Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention an.

What to know before calling an Oxford House

Oxford Houses are managed day to day by their residents, supported entirely by the residents' own contributions and alcohol- and drug-free by charter. New members are voted in by the existing membership, so calling the house is the only way to learn what is actually free.

Recovery residence standards and oversight in Illinois

Illinois requires a state licence in some circumstances; most peer-run homes fall outside it. Illinois Association of Extended Care (IAEC), the state's NARR affiliate, offers voluntary certification. An Oxford House holds a charter from Oxford House, Inc. instead of state affiliate certification, which is why it is generally absent from state certified-home lists. The certified-residence list for Illinois is published here. Both the federal Fair Housing Act and Illinois Fair Housing Law (Human Rights Act) (775 Illinois Compiled Statutes Section 5/3-102) protect residents here.

If Oxford House Lakefork is full — other houses near Mount Vernon

The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Sparrow in Mt. Vernon, about 1.9 miles away; Oxford House Prairie Grove in Mt Vernon, about 2.1 miles away; Oxford House Ascend in Mt. Vernon, about 2.7 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 2 in Mount Vernon, 8 across Jefferson County, 131 in Illinois. Browse recovery housing in Mount Vernon or sober living across Illinois.

Vacancy information was last reported 09/07/2026. A listed bed can go in a day. Verify directly with the house first.