About Oxford House – Toms River
Oxford House was a unique sober house living situation in Toms River, New Jersey. It’s closed now but it served adults and was a self run and self supported home for those in recovery from substance use disorder (SUD). This sober house could ideally suit your needs if you required a sober living arrangement among peers.
Oxford House differed from other sober homes in that you can stay as long as needed. As long as you were not a disruptive person, could pay for your share of the home, and remained drug and alcohol free then you could stay at Oxford House. Some people stayed a few weeks while others stayed a few months based on their needs. The average stay was about a year but some even stayed three to four years or more.
It’s also important to know that Oxford House did not have an outside authority or house manager operating the household. Residents shared the household responsibilities with the other residents who are in recovery.
This sober house required an interview. If you were accepted then you could move in and begin the next part of your journey. During your interview, you needed to explain how you would pay for your share of the expenses that your insurance may not cover, so it was best to determine this before considering Oxford House in Toms River.
What’s also interesting about Oxford House is that it was democratically self run. This means that members elected officers to serve for up to six months and these officers ensured the home was running as it should, drug—and alcohol free.
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