Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Popejoy, Iowa who have completed a drug treatment program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To a person who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Popejoy supplies a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly grow to be 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 find steady employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.