Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Flint, Michigan who have completed a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to completely re-adjust to regular life and the real world. For someone who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that he or she has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Flint supplies a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly become at ease with the idea 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 steady employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.