Get Wa Oxford Houses Chapter Report Summary 2010-2024

M - Men. W - Women. WC - Women with Children. MC - Men with Children.

A Brief History: The first Oxford House opened in Silver Spring, Maryland in 1975. Between 1975 and 1988, 18 houses were established by and for recovering individuals. While the scope of Oxford House has expanded, our goal of providing self-help for recovery without relapse has remained consistent.

7. Oxford House™ should remain forever non-professional, although individual members may be encouraged to utilize outside professionals whenever such utilization is likely to enhance recovery from alcoholism.

Oxford House has as its primary goal the provision of housing and rehabilitative support for the alcoholic and drug addict who wants to stop drinking or using drugs and stay stopped. In its simplest form, an Oxford House describes a self-run, self-supporting and drug free home.

1. Each Oxford House must be democratically self-run (everyone has an equal voice and vote) 2. Each Oxford House must be financially self-supporting; and (all members must pay their equal share in order for the house as a whole to meet its financial obligations) 3.

All Oxford Houses are run on a democratic basis. Our officers are but trusted servants serving continuous periods of no longer than six months in any one office. No Member of an Oxford House is ever asked to leave without cause—a dismissal vote by the membership because of drinking, drug using, or disruptive behavior.

Tradition Three of Oxford House™ underlies this Chapter principle in that it provides that: “No member of an Oxford House™ is ever asked to leave without cause – a dismissal vote by the membership because of drinking, drug use, or disruptive behavior.”

Oxford House combines Recovery, Responsibility, and Replication to enable each of our members to live free of the disasters of drug and/or alcohol addiction.