Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Pahokee who have completed a drug rehab program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. To a person who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that one has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Pahokee supplies a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab experience can little by little become at ease with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and on their own. 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 obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a successful and happy life.