About this Recovery Home
Oxford House Ainsworth Ave — Women Sober Living in Tacoma, Washington
Oxford House Ainsworth Ave at 8824 S Alaska S, Tacoma, WA is a resident-run recovery home for women, including women with children. The residence reports 10 beds and no reported openings, 1 of them for a resident with children. It sits in Pierce County.
Reported information for Oxford House Ainsworth Ave
- Address: 8824 S Alaska S, Tacoma, WA 98433
- County: Pierce
- Resident group: women, including women with children
- Reported capacity: 10 residents
- Reported vacancies: no reported openings, 1 of them for a resident with children
- Interview schedule: Sunday at 5:00pm
- Contact: Contact Amber Olberg at (360) 526-1718
- House phone: (253) 267-0426
- Map: View the reported location
At 10 beds it is about average among the 400 Oxford Houses listed in Washington. The last vacancy report showed all 10 beds spoken for. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 5:00pm. Contact Amber Olberg at (360) 526-1718 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Sober living costs and rent help in Washington
Sober living across Washington averages roughly $215 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. Median gross rent in Washington sits at $1,760 a month. People who cannot pay a share up front commonly use programmes such as HCA Short-Term SUD Housing Vouchers and DOC Reentry Housing Vouchers. Washington State Health Care Authority - Recovery Residence Program / Recovery is where that funding sits.
The Oxford House model and the resident interview
Oxford Houses are self-governing households, self-funding and free of alcohol and drugs. New members are interviewed and admitted by the members themselves, so the opening shown here is a past report rather than an offer.
Is sober living regulated in Washington?
Washington does not licence recovery residences as facilities. Washington Alliance for Quality Recovery Residences (WAQRR), the state's NARR affiliate, offers voluntary certification. 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 federal Fair Housing Act applies, as does Washington Fair Housing Law (Law Against Discrimination) (Revised Code of Washington Section 49.60.222).
If Oxford House Ainsworth Ave is full — other houses near Tacoma
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Supreme in Lakewood, about 2.1 miles away; Oxford House Hero in Lakewood, about 2.4 miles away; Oxford House Clover Creek in Lakewood, about 3.6 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 23 in Tacoma, 29 across Pierce County, 400 in Washington. Browse recovery housing in Tacoma or sober living across Washington.
This reflects a vacancy report from 08/31/2026. A listed bed can go in a day. Confirm both with the house before travelling.
Oxford House Ainsworth Avenue - Tacoma, Washington
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.
Oxford House Ainsworth Avenue - Tacoma, Washington 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.
