Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Amistad who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To someone who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Amistad supplies a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly become at ease with the process 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 obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.