Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Afton who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To an individual who has abused 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 alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Afton provides a safe atmosphere where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly grow to be at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.