Sept. 8, 2024

At Home With Recovery

A self run and regulated recovery house in Albany is home to eight women and five children.

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This is the second time Trish Hodeck has lived at this Oxford House. The first time Trish and a friend left to live on their own, Trish ended up relapsing. "Oxford saved my life. And I mean it this time." — 1 of 6
This is the second time Trish Hodeck has lived at this Oxford House. The first time Trish and a friend left to live on their own, Trish ended up relapsing. "Oxford saved my life. And I mean it this time."
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Stacy Warwick is nine months pregnant. "I want this baby to grow up and not have to see me use, not have to see me loaded, not have to see me put them through what I put my other two kids through." — 2 of 6
Stacy Warwick is nine months pregnant. "I want this baby to grow up and not have to see me use, not have to see me loaded, not have to see me put them through what I put my other two kids through."
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Michael Regan has been at the Oxford Home for 22 days. "When I came here- I was like, holy cow! There's kids here. It's like a normal house." — 3 of 6
Michael Regan has been at the Oxford Home for 22 days. "When I came here- I was like, holy cow! There's kids here. It's like a normal house."

The women have a whiteboard to keep track of chores around the Thurston Creek Oxford House. The kitchen in the house was spotless. — 4 of 6
The women have a whiteboard to keep track of chores around the Thurston Creek Oxford House. The kitchen in the house was spotless.
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A roll of the dice determines who will have their urine tested for drugs or alcohol that day. — 5 of 6
A roll of the dice determines who will have their urine tested for drugs or alcohol that day.
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A sign on the front door makes it clear what kind of home this is. — 6 of 6
A sign on the front door makes it clear what kind of home this is.
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