Oakwood Men's Oxford House

About this Recovery Home

Oxford House Oakwood — Sober Living Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Oxford House Oakwood is a drug- and alcohol-free shared home for men in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Reported capacity is 9, with no reported openings. It falls within Jefferson County.

Location and vacancy details for Oxford House Oakwood

• Address: 820 Apricot Ave, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
• County: Jefferson
• Resident group: men
• Reported capacity: 9 residents
• Reported vacancies: no reported openings
• Interview schedule: Wednesday at 5:45pm
• Contact: Contact Phillip Bowls at (730) 239-8066
• House phone: (618) 315-6021
• Map: View the reported location

At 9 beds it is about average among the 131 Oxford Houses listed in Illinois. The last vacancy report showed all 9 beds spoken for. Interview times are listed as Wednesday at 5:45pm. Contact Phillip Bowls at (730) 239-8066 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.

Paying for sober living in Illinois

A sober living bed in Illinois usually costs about $170 a week. An equal share of the home's actual costs is what Oxford House members pay, so the number above describes the market rather than this house. Median gross rent in Illinois sits at $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. Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention an administers that funding at state level.

The Oxford House model and the resident interview

Oxford Houses are governed by their own residents, financially self-supporting and required to stay substance-free. New members are taken on by the people already living there, so a reported vacancy is a starting point, not a reservation.

Is sober living regulated in Illinois?

In Illinois licensing bites only in some cases, and not normally on peer-run homes. Illinois Association of Extended Care (IAEC) is the NARR affiliate here, and its certification is voluntary. 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 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.

Nearby Oxford Houses in Mt. Vernon and Jefferson County

The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Samaritan in Mt. Vernon, about 0.2 miles away; Oxford House Jay Bird in Mount Vernon, about 1.0 mile away; Oxford House Prairie Grove in Mt Vernon, about 1.3 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.

Last vacancy update: 09/07/2026. Interview nights and contacts are both liable to change. Verify directly with the house first.