Oxford House Ross Island is a self-run, self-supported recovery house for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. This house is open to women and children only. Every Oxford house represents an effective and low cost method of preventing relapse. A representative of every House in the area meets with the others on a monthly basis, to share information, to seek resolution of problems in a particular House, and to express that Chapter's vote on larger issues.
Residents pay rent, utility and other household expenses of Oxford House Ross Island. This facility has a maximum capacity of 7 residents. Oxford House Ross Island is part of a publicly supported, non-profit 501(c)3 corporation umbrella organization which provides the network of all Oxford Houses and allocates resources to duplicate the Oxford House concept where needs arise.