Transitional housing is a very useful resource for individuals in Manchester, Iowa who have completed a drug rehab program but still require time to fully re-adjust to regular 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 endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Manchester provides a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab process can little by little become at ease with the idea 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 stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a productive and happy life.