Oxford Winter House

03/01/2026

If you donated any items to OWH that you would like returned to you, please email [email protected].

03/01/2026

The final guests of OWH transitioned yesterday to their next placements, including shelters, permanent and temporary housing, and other living arrangements.

As we closed the doors for the season, we are grateful for the opportunity to provide warmth, safety, and community this winter.

Thank you to the Oxford community for your extraordinary support in making this shelter possible.

Video credit: Alisha Jean Bond

02/27/2026

Huge shout-out and big props to Thread Up Oxford, Ohio for its karma bucks program that has allowed OWH guests to get low-cost clothing for the entire 3 months that we have been open, and provided startup bedding supplies! What an amazing community partner!!!!

02/26/2026

Car Fund!!!
For a young woman leaving OWH, whose journey into homelessness began a few years ago with domestic violence. She lost everything except her pet. She had a college degree, a solid job in health care, and children. She came to OWH after being in several other shelters. It took her a month with lots of sleep, nourishing food, a warm bed, daily showers and love and care from OWH staff and volunteers for her nervous system to finally begin to calm down. Eventually, she was able to talk about goals she had for herself and asked for help in getting back on her feet.

Using donations from the Oxford Community, staff and volunteers helped and she now has a job in healthcare . She hasn't missed a day. But getting to work across the county by bus adds 1.5 hours each way to her day. A vehicle would sure help!

A generous couple in Oxford has put $5000 of seed money into a Car Fund for this person!!! Can you believe that (if you knew who it was, you would believe it 🩷)??? Thank you for not looking away!

If you would like to help (any amount), please go to https://oashox.org/donate/ and mark your contribution “Car Fund”.

02/23/2026

As the weather slowly moves towards spring, and OWH nears its scheduled closing date (Feb. 28), we are working hard to transition our guests to safe places. The truth is—the options are few, the resources are very limited, and the safety-net system is severely broken.

But we know that Oxford is always generous and cares for its neighbors.

Current, immediately needed items are:

TENT: A medium to large tent. Must be in good condition as it will be a dwelling place for a couple wishing to return to a camping lifestyle in a scenic campground. They can pay their fees, but need to upgrade their tent. It’s great that there is WiFi nearby so an online certification can be completed to generate future income. Hurray!

APARTMENTS: Several efficiency or small one bedroom apartments available for rent,

OWH is wrapping up its service. Our pre-scheduled closing date is this Saturday, February 28. We will not be open after that day. Thank you to everyone who has donated so many needed items! Over the next few months conversations will continue about what we have learned through OWH and what future pr...

02/14/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day! These cards were made by Bogan and Marshall School K-kids Clubs for guests at the Oxford Winter House.❤️

02/11/2026

Thank you, Oxford Seniors!

02/08/2026

Thanks to members of Faith Lutheran Church, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church , Oxford Bible Fellowship, Oxford Presbyterian Church, Oxford United Methodist Church, and St. Mary for consistently providing delicious meals week by week at Oxford Winter House!

02/06/2026

Thank you Kroger deli for the crispy fried chicken, a favorite of the Winter House guests!

02/04/2026

Yvonne, thank you for the varied Phan-Shin meals for the Winter House! They are awesome!

02/03/2026

New items have been added to the Sign Ip Genius including paper towels, bottled water, shampoo.

Drop off anytime. Delivery by Amazon or other is great, too! See details in the signup linked below.

Thank you to everyone who has donated so many needed items already! Please note that we have blessed with lots of bedding related items, thus we DO NOT need blankets, sheet sets, matress pads, pillows, sleeping bags, wash cloths nor towels at this time. We only need the items on the list below. Plea...