Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Port Gamble who have graduated a drug treatment program but still need time to completely re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To an individual who has used drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Port Gamble offers a safe haven where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery 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 strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.