I live in Oxford House - Finn Mountain in Lynchburg. Oxford Houses are democratically self-governing and self-supporting under the Oxford House system of operations. 

 

Oxford house has given me the structure and support I needed to start becoming the person that I want to be. I'm grateful for the opportunity to grow, stay accountable, and create a life I'm proud of.

 

I support rules that keep people safe, but rules that require staff or assume every home is a commercial business would keep Oxford Houses from operating in Virginia, even though research shows our model gets the best results. Please change those rules, and please clarify whether house members are considered the operator.