Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Gardner who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. For a person who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Gardner provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation 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 participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.