Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Everglades City, Florida who have graduated a drug or alcohol treatment program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Everglades City provides a secure setting where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehabilitation experience can little by little grow to be at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.