Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for individuals in Newark who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To an individual who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Newark, New York offers a safe haven where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can little by little become comfortable with the process of restoring 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 shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.