Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Rockford who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still need time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To someone who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Rockford, Illinois offers a secure setting where those who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can slowly become at ease with the process 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 find steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.