Progress on bringing Oxford House to Boone
Good Morning,
After meeting today a few things are now settled. (best news in a while)
1) Target: 8 bed Oxford House for men to open by 15 Jul 2006;
2) Timeline:
House rented by 15 June;
Locate local sponsor for house;
Accept & screen applications for residence;
Obtain additional funding/donations to support house;
Need 8 persons ready to enter on 15 July.
3) we are looking for referrals from 8-12 guys here in the Boone area who understand the Oxford House system, have verbalized a commitment to recovery, and have an income source.
Visit www.oxfordhouse.org for information about the model and an application.
Once applications begin to come in, I’ll set up an initial interview session. All applicants selected will become part of the interview committee as their 1st act of residence.
4) we are also looking for 1-2 AA/NA members who could act as house sponsor. House sponsor’s job will be to visit the house regularly and help troubleshoot any problems. The sponsor would not act as a house manager—that is the job of the residents and the Oxford House NC staff.
5) the funds available to start a house consist of a $4000 loan (paid back at $170/month) and any donations from the community. Specifically we are looking to defray costs of furnishing the house and to set it up (blinds, vacuum cleaner, soap, and brooms, what have you). All donations are tax-deductible to Oxford House, Inc & can be directed through me.
If someone has connections to a house that Oxford House can rent reasonably (<$1500 month) on a long term lease please give me a call. House needs to be within walking distance of Appalcart.
Please visit Oxford House.
for additional information on peer-recovery models visit The Recovery Community Services Program (RCSP) is a grant program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA-CSAT). In RCSP grant projects, peer-to-peer recovery support services are provided to help people initiate and/or sustain recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders.
