We met our friend during street outreach in early May living in a tent behind some buildings. We received a call from landlord asking if we could reach out to the person living there. Many times a referral will come through via a community resident, these referrals are vital because there are times that we are not aware of certain friends living outdoors. The community at large becomes our eyes extended on the streets of CNY, its a blessing. We engaged our friend with Doc Lehmann ,JD and Kat and the process to housing started. We let our friend know that his spot was made and the landlord was very concerned for him. Our friend decided to move to a new location and was not willing to go into the shelter system. We received another call 3 weeks later that someone seen a homeless man walking up the on ramp to 690 east going to a spot under the bridge. We investigated and found our friend again and informed him that the State and City officials were very concerned because this was a very dangerous location not just for him but also for motorist driving by who could become distracted. In 2012 we lost one of our friends in this location when he burned to death trying to stay warm on a late fall night. Our friend understood and engagement went a little deeper. Our friend acknowledged his drug addiction and Doc was able to write him a script for medications that he needed. Our friend still refused shelter and we are continuing our efforts every week believing that the no strings approach with the love we are showing will lead him to make a positive change. Now the bridge needed to be cleaned and the HIRE GROUND team stepped into action in partnership with the State D.O.T. Onondaga County and Syracuse D.P.W. The ramp was closed for safety and the location was cleaned in a 2 hour time frame. What a beautiful thing to see 9 Friends on the van experiencing homelessness assisting another friend in cleaning out his campsite. We are beautifying our city while partnering with Government agencies while bringing Dignity and Value to our friends. Together with your support we are makin a difference in the lives of our friends and our City.