Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Howes Cave who have completed a drug rehab program but still require time to fully 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 he or she has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Howes Cave, New York offers a safe haven where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can little by little become comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery 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 lead a successful and happy life.