About this Recovery House
Oxford House Mediator — Men Sober Living in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Oxford House Mediator at 230 N. 16th Street, Allentown, PA is a resident-run recovery home for men. The house reports space for 7 residents and 1 reported opening. Lehigh County is the surrounding county.
Oxford House Mediator — house details
- Address: 230 N. 16th Street, Allentown, PA 18102
- County: Lehigh
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 7 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: Sunday at 6:00pm
- Contact: Contact Dave w at (610) 841-5943
- Map: View the reported location
At 7 beds it is smaller than most of the 16 Oxford Houses listed in Pennsylvania. The last report put 6 of those 7 beds in use, leaving 1 reported opening. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 6:00pm. Contact Dave w at (610) 841-5943 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Sober living costs and rent help in Pennsylvania
The going rate for sober living in Pennsylvania is around $165 a week. Because Oxford House members share the home's real expenses instead of paying rent, this house's share may sit above or below that; only the residents can say. For scale, renting privately in Pennsylvania has a median gross rent of $1,209 a month. For those who cannot pay, SCA contracts and HealthChoices reinvestment supportive housing are among the state-funded routes used. Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs handles recovery-housing funding for the state.
The Oxford House model and the resident interview
Oxford Houses are managed day to day by their residents, covered by the members' equal shares and alcohol- and drug-free by charter. New members are chosen by those already in the home, so an opening is not the same thing as an acceptance.
Recovery housing standards in Pennsylvania
Licensing in Pennsylvania applies in certain cases only, and peer-run homes usually sit outside it. Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences (PARR), the state's NARR affiliate, offers voluntary certification. An Oxford House answers to Oxford House, Inc. rather than to a state certifying body, so it rarely appears on state registers. The state's list of certified residences is published here. The federal Fair Housing Act applies, as does Pennsylvania Fair Housing Law (Human Relations Act) (43 Pennsylvania Statutes Section 955).
Nearby Oxford Houses in Allentown and Lehigh County
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Liberty Park in Allentown, about 0.1 miles away; Oxford House Turner Street in Allentown, about 0.3 miles away; Oxford House West Walnut in Allentown, about 0.4 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 6 in Allentown, 16 in Pennsylvania. Browse recovery housing in Allentown or sober living across Pennsylvania.
Vacancy information was last reported 06/11/2022. An opening shown here may already be filled. Confirm both with the house before travelling.
Oxford House in Pennsylvania
Oxford House is a publicly supported, non-profit network connecting all Oxford House recovery homes or sober houses. Oxford House sober living is a concept in recovery for a democratically run, self-supporting, and drug-free home. Homes range from six to fifteen; there is sober living for men, sober houses for women, and some recovery homes for women with children. Read more about Oxford House and the Sober House Directory.
In Pennsylvania, Oxford House offers sober living typically with very reasonable cost and promoting resident recovery through a peer-supported model run by the men and women in the sober house. Established in 1975 and continuing to this day, Oxford House boasts over 2,000 homes and growing across the globe.
The Sober House Business
Oxford House offers a platform for peer-lead recovery homes. If you are interested in opening a sober house as a business venture, get in touch with Vanderburgh Communities for more information.
