Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Elfin Cove, Alaska who have completed a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular life and the real world. To an individual who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Elfin Cove provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a productive and happy life.