About this Recovery Home
Oxford House Sunnyside: Sober Living in Roanoke, Virginia
Oxford House Sunnyside is a peer-run sober living home for men at 612 Elm Av E SW, Roanoke, VA. It is listed with room for 8 residents and 1 reported opening. It falls within Roanoke County.
Oxford House Sunnyside — key facts for prospective residents
- Address: 612 Elm Av E SW, Roanoke, VA
- County: Roanoke
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 8 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: Sunday at 1:00pm
- Contact: Contact Alan Denardo at (540) 556-6547
- House phone: (540) 524-9928
- Map: View the reported location
At 8 beds it is about average among the 186 Oxford Houses listed in Virginia. The last report put 7 of those 8 beds in use, leaving 1 reported opening. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 1:00pm. Contact Alan Denardo at (540) 556-6547 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Sober living costs and rent help in Virginia
Across Virginia, sober living generally runs about $200 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 Virginia sits at $1,579 a month. OAA opioid-settlement grants and DBHDS/VARR indigent-bed grants are among the public routes that pay for recovery-housing beds here. Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is where that funding sits.
How the Oxford House model works, and how to apply
Oxford Houses are run by their members rather than by staff, financially self-supporting and free of alcohol and drugs. New members are accepted by the current residents, so an opening is not the same thing as an acceptance.
Recovery residence standards and oversight in Virginia
Virginia does not treat recovery residences as licensed facilities. Voluntary certification runs through Virginia Association of Recovery Residences (VARR), the state's NARR affiliate. Oxford House charters its own homes, so an Oxford House is usually not on a state affiliate's certified register. Certified homes in Virginia are listed here. Both the federal Fair Housing Act and Virginia Fair Housing Law (Code of Virginia Section 36-96.3) protect residents here.
If Oxford House Sunnyside is full — other houses near Roanoke
This directory lists 14 in Roanoke, 15 across Roanoke County, 186 in Virginia. Browse recovery housing in Roanoke or sober living across Virginia.
Directory data was last refreshed 09/06/2026. Interview nights and contacts are both liable to change. Verify directly with the house first.
Oxford House in Virginia
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 Virginia, 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.
