Embarks Women's Oxford House

About this Recovery House

Oxford House Embarks — Recovery Housing in Orange, New Jersey

Oxford House Embarks is a peer-run sober living home for women at 492 Park Ave, Orange, NJ. The residence reports 9 beds and 3 reported openings. It falls within Essex County.

Location and vacancy details for Oxford House Embarks

• Address: 492 Park Ave, Orange, NJ 07017
• County: Essex
• Resident group: women
• Reported capacity: 9 residents
• Reported vacancies: 3 reported openings
• Interview schedule: Tuesday at 6:00pm
• Contact: Contact Melissa C. at (973) 789-5310
• House phone: (908) 357-9486
• Map: View the reported location

At 9 beds it is about average among the 172 Oxford Houses listed in New Jersey. The last report put 6 of those 9 beds in use, leaving 3 reported openings. Interview times are listed as Tuesday at 6:00pm. Contact Melissa C. at (973) 789-5310 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.

Cost of recovery housing in New Jersey

Sober living in New Jersey typically runs around $210 a week. Members of an Oxford House split the real cost of running the home, so this house's share is its own — the residents are the only ones who can quote it. By way of comparison, New Jersey's median gross rent is $1,720 monthly. Help with the share is available through state programmes including federal Recovery Housing Program and NJ FamilyCare Housing Supports. New Jersey Dept. of Community Affairs, Division of Codes and Standards, Bureau administers that funding at state level.

The Oxford House model and the resident interview

Oxford Houses are run by the people who live in them, funded by an equal share from each resident and free of alcohol and drugs. New members are accepted by the people already living there, so a reported vacancy is a starting point, not a reservation.

Recovery residence standards and oversight in New Jersey

Recovery housing in New Jersey operates under a state licence. 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. The certified-residence register for New Jersey is online here. Both the federal Fair Housing Act and New Jersey Fair Housing Law (Law Against Discrimination) (New Jersey Revised Statutes Section 10:5-12) protect residents here.

If Oxford House Embarks is full — other houses near Orange

The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Solemn in East Orange, about 1.2 miles away; Oxford House Hazelwood in Bloomfield, about 2.2 miles away; Oxford House Montclair Il in Montclair, about 2.3 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 4 across Essex County, 172 in New Jersey. Browse sober living across New Jersey.

Last vacancy update: 09/08/2026. An opening shown here may already be filled. Ring the house before arranging anything.