Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Powhatan, Virginia who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment 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 especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Powhatan provides a secure setting where those who are in this phase of the drug rehab 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 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 chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.