Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Bandy who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still need 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 seem like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Bandy provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become comfortable with the process of restoring 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 steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.