Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Dumont who have graduated a drug treatment program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To someone who has used drugs or 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 Dumont supplies a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can slowly grow to be at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals 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.