About this Recovery House
Oxford House Southside — Sober Living Home in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Oxford House Southside is a self-governed recovery residence for women in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The residence reports 6 beds and no reported openings. The house is in Northampton County.
Oxford House Southside in Bethlehem — current listing information
- Address: 451 Montclair Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18015
- County: Northampton
- Resident group: women
- Reported capacity: 6 residents
- Reported vacancies: no reported openings
- Interview schedule: daily at 7:00pm
- Contact: Call (610) 419-1118
- House phone: (610) 419-1118
- Map: View the reported location
At 6 beds it is smaller than most of the 16 Oxford Houses listed in Pennsylvania. The last vacancy report showed all 6 beds spoken for. Interview times are listed as daily at 7:00pm. Call (610) 419-1118 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Paying for sober living in Pennsylvania
Sober living across Pennsylvania averages roughly $165 a week. An Oxford House does not set a rent — members split what the house actually costs to run, so the figure here is a guide to the market, not to this home. Median gross rent in Pennsylvania, for comparison, is $1,209 a month. Residents short of the first payment often go through SCA contracts and HealthChoices reinvestment supportive housing or similar state funding. Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs handles recovery-housing funding for the state.
How Oxford House membership works
Oxford Houses are managed day to day by their residents, covered by the members' equal shares and abstinence-based by rule. New members are chosen by a house vote, so a listed opening is a reason to call rather than a bed held in anyone's name.
Recovery residence standards and oversight in Pennsylvania
Licensing in Pennsylvania applies in certain cases only, and peer-run homes usually sit outside it. Voluntary standards are set by Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences (PARR), 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. The certified-residence list for Pennsylvania is published here. Pennsylvania Fair Housing Law (Human Relations Act) (43 Pennsylvania Statutes Section 955) applies alongside the federal Fair Housing Act.
Other Oxford Houses near Bethlehem, PA
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Montclair in Bethlehem, about 0.0 miles away; Oxford House Saucon in Bethlehem, about 0.6 miles away; Oxford House Goodfellows in Allentown, about 5.3 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 3 in Bethlehem, 16 in Pennsylvania. Browse recovery housing in Bethlehem or sober living across Pennsylvania.
Last vacancy update: an unspecified date. Bed counts and contacts change between updates. 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.
