Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Altona who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Altona provides a safe atmosphere where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly grow to be comfortable with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts 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 have a fruitful and happy life.