Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Oak Park, Illinois who have completed a drug or alcohol rehab program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To an individual who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Oak Park, Illinois provides a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab process can little by little grow to be comfortable with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing those in recovery can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a productive and happy life.