Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Belen who have completed a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To an individual who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Belen offers a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can little by little grow to be at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.