Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Chelsea, Iowa who have graduated a drug treatment program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. For an individual who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that one has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Chelsea, Iowa offers a safe haven where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly become comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. 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 obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.