Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Decatur City, Iowa who have graduated a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For a person who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Decatur City provides a safe haven where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little grow to be at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.