Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Occidental, California who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly 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 Occidental, CA. provides a safe haven where those who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly become comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive one-on-one 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 productive and happy life.