Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Leonardo, New Jersey who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular 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 feel like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Leonardo supplies a safe haven where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly grow to be comfortable with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.