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The term Oxford House refers to any house operating under the "Oxford House Model", a community-based approach to addiction recovery, which provides an independent, supportive, and sober living environment. [1] Today there are nearly 3,000 Oxford Houses in the United States and other countries. [2] Each house is based on three rules:
Oxford House lawyers argue in their lawsuit that the city's refusal to make "reasonable accommodations" amounts to discrimination under the Fair Housing Act and Americans with Disabilities Act.
Representatives for Oxford House Inc. and Rockford have agreed to put condemnation proceedings on hold until after an April inspection of the sober-living houses located in city neighborhoods ...
Anchor was established in 1968 by Cecil Jackson-Cole, as Help the Aged (Oxford) Housing Association, to provide sheltered housing to older people. By 1972, the organisation had completed its first new-build properties and begun diversifying into both leasehold and rented accommodation.
Oxford House may refer to: Oxford House, a system of drug rehabilitation shelter/halfway houses; Oxford House (Grand Forks, North Dakota), listed on the NRHP in North Dakota; Oxford House, Manitoba, First Nations Cree community in Canada; Oxford House, Hong Kong, an office tower within the TaiKoo Place complex in Hong Kong
Authorities have said the plaintiffs endured brutal physical and sexual abuse in a foster home run by the Blouin family.
In the United States, housing segregation is the practice of denying African Americans and other minority groups equal access to housing through the process of misinformation, denial of realty and financing services, and racial steering. [1] [2] [3] Housing policy in the United States has influenced housing segregation trends throughout history.
Oxford House was established in 1798 as a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post on the fur trade route between York Factory on the Hudson Bay and Norway House some 30 km (19 mi) north of Lake Winnipeg. [3] People from nearby areas moved to the trading site and formed the community of Oxford House.