Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for recovering individuals in Gardner who have completed a drug rehabilitation program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To someone who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Gardner, Illinois provides a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can little by little become at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.