BEULAVILLE, NC – September 30, 2021 

On September 28, CEO Sarah Stroud, and a group of staff and board members, represented Eastpointe at the grand opening of a new Oxford House location in Kinston. Eastpointe provided financial support to help launch the new facility.  

Oxford Houses are community homes that provide a safe, healthy environment for those in substance use recovery. The goal is to prevent relapse by addressing the social determinants of residents’ health, which are environmental conditions that impact recovery, including access to housing, healthy foods, transportation, and job opportunities. 

Each location is run by its residents. They work together and support one another. Each resident pays rent, helps maintain a safe, clean living environment, and maintains a healthy diet. The Kinston location will support eight male residents. 

Eastpointe is proud to support Oxford House. Ms. Stroud explained that “Eastpointe is constantly reassessing our communities’ behavioral health needs. In Lenoir County, and across our service area, our stakeholders expressed the need for exactly what Oxford House provides: A community space that better supports substance use recovery and helps address every aspect of a person’s health, both physical and mental. This investment will strengthen the Kinston community. We look forward to continuing our support for Oxford House.” 

The program’s results are exemplary. For those in recovery not using a recovery house, the relapse rate is about 50 percent. A study of 890 Oxford House residents showed that, over 27 months, only 13 percent relapsed. 

The Oxford House program began in 1975 in Maryland; locations have since spread across the country and around the world. There are now over 200 North Carolina locations. 

For more information, visit https://oxfordhousenc.org/.