Ascend Men's Oxford House

About this Recovery Home

Oxford House Ascend — Recovery Housing in Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Oxford House Ascend is a drug- and alcohol-free shared home for men in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. It is listed with room for 8 residents and no reported openings. It falls within Jefferson County.

Oxford House Ascend in Mt. Vernon — current listing information

• Address: 2801 Richview Rd, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
• County: Jefferson
• Resident group: men
• Reported capacity: 8 residents
• Reported vacancies: no reported openings
• Interview schedule: Monday at 4:30pm
• Contact: Contact Tommy at (618) 472-2902
• House phone: (618) 204-5103
• 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 4:30pm. Contact Tommy at (618) 472-2902 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.

What sober living costs in Illinois, and how residents pay for it

Sober living in Illinois typically runs around $170 a week. Oxford House residents split the house's actual running costs equally rather than paying a set rent, so this home's share may be different — the house is the only source for its own figure. Median gross rent in Illinois sits at $1,274 a month. Residents short of the first payment often go through IDHS/SUPR Recovery Home contracts and CORS and WARM settlement peer-support grants or similar state funding. Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention an is the state agency that oversees this funding.

What to know before calling an Oxford House

Oxford Houses are run by the people who live in them, funded by an equal share from each resident and abstinence-based by rule. New members are interviewed and admitted by the members themselves, so the vacancy count reserves nothing.

Recovery housing standards in Illinois

Licensing in Illinois applies in certain cases only, and peer-run homes usually sit outside it. Illinois Association of Extended Care (IAEC) runs the voluntary certification scheme as the state's NARR affiliate. This home is chartered by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified by the state affiliate, so it will not normally be on the certified list. See the state certified-residence list for homes that carry it. Illinois Fair Housing Law (Human Rights Act) (775 Illinois Compiled Statutes Section 5/3-102) applies alongside the federal Fair Housing Act.

Other sober living options near Mt. Vernon, IL

The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Prairie Grove in Mt Vernon, about 0.6 miles away; Oxford House Sparrow in Mt. Vernon, about 0.8 miles away; Oxford House Jay Bird in Mount Vernon, about 0.8 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.

This reflects a vacancy report from 09/07/2026. A listed bed can go in a day. Confirm both with the house before travelling.