Governor Proclaims Oxford House Month

Oxford House Month

2025

By The Governor Of The State Of North Carolina

A Proclamation

Whereas, Oxford House Incorporated is a nonprofit organization with an international network of recovery homes for persons recovering from substance use disorders; and

Whereas, the philosophy behind Oxford House is three-fold: self-help is the bedrock of recovery, disciplined democracy is the key to living together, and self-support builds efficacy in sobriety comfortably enough to avoid recurrence of use; and

Whereas, as of February 2025, there are 320 Oxford Houses in North Carolina, providing a total of more than 2500 recovery beds serving both men and women; these houses are part of a network for more than 4,000 Oxford Houses nationally; and

Whereas, in 2025 Oxford House will celebrate its 34^th year of successful operations in North Carolina, providing services and rehabilitative support in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Human Services; and

Whereas, the State of North Carolina commends Oxford House for its ongoing commitment to supporting people in long term recovery from substance use disorders;

Now, Therefore, I, Josh Stein, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim May 2025, as “Oxford House Month” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this first day of May in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-fifth and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth.