When you're ready to build on the progress you've made, our transitional living program offers a structured home and real, practical support — so you can step into independence with steadier footing.
Transitional Living is a structured, residential program for adults who have completed crisis stabilization, inpatient care, or another phase of treatment and aren't quite ready — or don't yet have the support in place — to return home. It's a voluntary program, built on structure and support, that gives you the time and space to steady yourself before the next big step.
You'll live in a shared home on our Woodward campus, with support staff on-site around the clock. Every week is built around the goals you set with your coordinator: rebuilding routines, practicing independent-living skills, connecting with outpatient care, and reconnecting with work, school, or the people who matter to you.
This isn't about starting over. It's about building forward — at a pace that respects how much you've already been through.
Days are structured enough to build momentum, open enough to make room for real life.
Weekly one-on-one sessions with your coordinator to set goals, track progress, and navigate the practical pieces — benefits, appointments, housing plans, and next steps.
Practical, everyday skills — meal planning, budgeting, transportation, household routines, and navigating systems — practiced in a real home environment, not a classroom.
Support staying connected to outpatient therapy, medication management, and a personal wellness plan you can carry with you long after you leave.
Shared meals, group activities, and peer connection with others walking a similar path — a built-in community while you're rebuilding your own.
Transitional Living works because everyone in the house is choosing to be here. We ask that you show up honestly for your weekly care coordination and daily house rhythms, keep the home substance-free, and treat your housemates with the kind of respect you'd want back. Active engagement in outpatient care, employment, education, or volunteer work — whatever fits your plan — is part of the deal.
You don't have to have the next year mapped out. You just have to be willing to take the next step, and the one after that. We'll help you figure out the rest.
Most of our residents come to us through a referral from a crisis program, hospital, or outpatient provider — but you can also reach out directly. Here's what the path in looks like.
Call Transitional Living at 515-642-7080, email info@insideoutiowa.org, or have your provider send a referral through the Provider Hub.
We'll meet with you to understand your story, your goals, and where you're at — and walk through whether Transitional Living is the right next step right now.
Once there's a bed and we've both said yes, we'll coordinate move-in, get you oriented to the home, and introduce you to your coordinator and housemates.
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Whether you're asking on behalf of yourself or someone you love, we're happy to talk through whether Transitional Living is a good fit.
Call Transitional Living — 515-642-7080