35. Another Way of Looking at it About 34% of Residents move into Oxford Houses directly from other State or Federally funded Institutions, many of which would otherwise be potentially homeless. 15% live with family as an often temporary and last resort, and 7% rent rooms in often derogatory environments to avoid homelessness. Add that to the 24% entering directly from homelessness and you get roughly 80% of Residents in Oxford Houses at risk of homelessness upon entry… Oxford Houses are truly the LAST HOUSE ON THE BLOCK for many.
40. “ The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it” --Chinese Proverb 2007 AMH Housing Survey identified a need for over 2,000 additional beds in recovery housing