Sparrow Men's Oxford House

About this Recovery Home

Oxford House Sparrow: Sober Living in Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Oxford House Sparrow is a drug- and alcohol-free shared home for men in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The house reports space for 8 residents and no reported openings. Jefferson County covers this address.

Oxford House Sparrow in Mt. Vernon — current listing information

• Address: 811 North 12th Street, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
• County: Jefferson
• Resident group: men
• Reported capacity: 8 residents
• Reported vacancies: no reported openings
• Interview schedule: Monday at 5:00pm
• Contact: Contact Anthony Trueman at (618) 554-9305
• House phone: (618) 204-5250
• 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 Monday at 5:00pm. Contact Anthony Trueman at (618) 554-9305 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. For scale, renting privately in Illinois has a median gross rent of $1,274 a month. State funding such as IDHS/SUPR Recovery Home contracts and CORS and WARM settlement peer-support grants exists for residents who cannot cover it themselves. Funding of this kind runs through Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention an.

How the Oxford House model works, and how to apply

Oxford Houses are resident-governed homes, covered by the members' equal shares and required to stay substance-free. New members are taken on by the current residents, so an opening is not the same thing as an acceptance.

Certification and oversight in Illinois

A state licence is required in Illinois only in particular circumstances; most peer-run homes are not caught by it. Voluntary standards are set by Illinois Association of Extended Care (IAEC), the state's 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. You can browse the certified residences in Illinois. Illinois Fair Housing Law (Human Rights Act) (775 Illinois Compiled Statutes Section 5/3-102) applies alongside the federal Fair Housing Act.

Oxford Houses near Mt. Vernon, IL

The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Prairie Grove in Mt Vernon, about 0.2 miles away; Oxford House Ascend in Mt. Vernon, about 0.8 miles away; Oxford House Samaritan in Mt. Vernon, about 1.4 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 5 in Mt. Vernon, 8 across Jefferson County, 131 in Illinois. Browse sober living across Illinois.

Availability was last reported 09/07/2026. Bed counts and contacts change between updates. Call before making a discharge or travel plan.