Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Gaines who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To an individual who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Gaines, Michigan provides a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly grow to be comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. 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 lead a successful and happy life.