Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Dana, Iowa who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To an individual who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Dana supplies a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab process can little by little grow to be at ease with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in one-on-one 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.