Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Du Bois who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still need time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For someone who has abused 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 Du Bois supplies a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be comfortable with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a productive and happy life.