Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Allendale who have graduated a drug treatment program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Allendale supplies a safe atmosphere where those who are in this phase of the drug rehab process can slowly grow to be comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.