Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for individuals in Kalskag who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Kalskag, Alaska offers a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly grow to be at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.