Oxford House Athena is a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. This is an all female house. Every Oxford house represents an effective and low cost method of preventing relapse. Every month the Oxford houses in the area get together to share their experiences in order to ensure that Oxford House Athena operates in a way that preserves the good name of Oxford House and encourages more experienced houses to help newer ones.
The women of Oxford House Athena pay all the expenses related to the maintenance of the house. This house accommodates 9 residents. Oxford House Athena 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.