When an individual has rehabilitated from a substance abuse problem, it's not as simple as starting life again where you left off. Getting back to a positive and happy life takes time and a great deal of effort. A Halfway House, a.k.a. a Sober Living Facility, is a place where recovering individuals can go where they can live in a drug and alcohol free and supportive setting until they are able to live confidently on their own. Living in a Halfway House may be a condition of a person's probation for example, or the individual might decide to live in a Halfway House of their own will after drug or alcohol treatment. In either case, tenants of a Halfway House are sober and working towards doing what is necessary to get their lives back on track. This could mean, for example, finishing school, getting a job, etc.
Halfway Houses in Ubly are managed by individuals who in many instances were once residents of the house. The duration a person is permitted to remain at the Halfway House will differ, but it's usually anywhere from a month to a couple of years. Residents must comply with alcohol and drug testing prior to being accepted into the house, and this testing will continue randomly to make sure there is not any substance use in the house or addiction issues that would be more adequately handled in a substance abuse rehab program.