Transitional housing is a very useful resource for people in Washingtonville who have completed a drug treatment program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For someone 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 one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Washingtonville supplies a safe haven where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.