Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for individuals in Galesburg, Illinois who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. For a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially 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 Galesburg offers a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can little by little grow to be comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.