b'Persistence on WheelsBreaking the cycle by never giving upBrian was a highfunctioning individual ensnared in alcoholism, and one day alcohol almost took his life. After a falling out with his wife, he ended up outside during a Wyoming snowstormpassed out drunk. He was near death when someone found him and brought him inside. But Brian had further to go before he hit rock bottom. He kept drinking and ended up in Texas, living in a tent. Eventually outreach staff from Metro Relief met him, and he agreed to go to a local detox center. That happened several times. We didnt give up, said Metro Relief founder and CEO Austin Bonds. We kept going out and taking him to detox again. But the local programs werent effective, so he agreed to go to the recovery program at Helping Up Mission in Baltimore, with which our organization partners.Since Brian wasnt from Texas anyway, Austin thought trying something new might be the key to his success. As of May, Brian had successfully completed six months of Helping Ups yearlong recovery program and was doing well.(MTM) staff took to the streetsSeattle to learn from the staff at UnionFriday in a mobile shower unit, provid-simply to offer lifesaving measures. Gospel Mission, which was one of theing hot showers, food, triage medical We went out that week in 2017first ministries to do a mobile outreach.care, an opportunity to visit with a to try to bring people in, said ChiefThen Adrienne and some volunteerschaplain, and other resources.Engagement and Advocacy Officerstarted going out two days a week toMany of the folks who choose Adrienne Goodstal. We realized thislocations that the outreach teams hadnot to accept help dont because they was what we should be doing. Weidentified. She realized mobile outreachdont trust people or the system, felt called to meet people where theyis like Jesuss parable of the lost sheep:Adrienne said. Mobile outreach is were at, regardless of whether theyleaving the 99 to go find the one. an on-ramp for us to build relation-were going to agree to come in.Now MTM sends three full-timeships. People know that MTMs MTM staff members went tostaff out to the streets Monday throughHope Van is going to show up. \x02 JULY/AUGUST 2023 WWW.CITYGATENETWORK.ORG 37'