Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Velarde, New Mexico who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehab program but still need time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To a person who has used 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 get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Velarde, NM. provides a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can little by little grow to be at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.