Oxford House Mt Vernon Square is a self-run, self-supported recovery house for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. Oxford House Mt Vernon Square is an all male facility. 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 Mt Vernon Square. This facility has a maximum capacity of 10 residents. Oxford House Mt Vernon Square is part of a nonprofit corporation umbrella organization which provides the network connecting all Oxford Houses and allocates resources to duplicate the Oxford House concept where needs arise.