Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for recovering individuals in Waterloo who have completed a drug rehab program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To someone who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can feel like a formidable place now that he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Waterloo provides a safe atmosphere where those who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation process can slowly grow to be comfortable with the process of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.