When a person has conquered substance abuse problem, it isn't as simple as picking up where you left off. Restoring a stable and happy life takes time and a great deal of determination. A Halfway House, a.k.a. a Sober Living Facility, is a setting where people in recovery can live in a clean and positive setting until they can live stably on their own. Living in a Halfway House may be a term of a person's probation or parole for example, or the individual might make the decision to live in a Halfway House of their own accord after drug or alcohol rehab. In either case, tenants of a Halfway House are sober and striving to do what they need to do to repair their lives. This could mean getting one's GED, finding a job, etc.
Halfway Houses in Dale are managed by people who in many instances were once tenants of the house. The duration a person is allowed to remain at the Halfway House can vary, but it's usually anywhere from a month to a couple of years. Tenants are required to submit to alcohol and drug testing before entering the house, and this testing will take place regularly to ensure there is not any drug or alcohol use in the house or addiction issues that would be more effectively handled in an alcohol or drug treatment facility.