- 1). Reach out to the person in need and show him that you care. Give him more than the dollars in your pocket for food; offer him your time and energy. Begin to build a relationship and to gain the person's trust.
- 2). Identify the problems at the core of the person's situation. You will begin to learn more about the person as your relationship grows. Dig deep in an attempt to see what is really wrong. For example, you may discover that an addiction to alcohol or to drugs plagues the person, or that there may be a physical or a mental illness involved.
- 3). Persuade the person in need to seek professional help for her problem. This is why it is so important to build a relationship and to gain someone's trust. You must show her that you care, and that this is likely the only way things are going to ever get better for her. It is much easier for her to simply continue doing what she is doing, rather than submit to someone else's rules and requirements that will in no way be very pleasant.
- 4). Stay involved and stay the course. Even after you have managed to get the person in the hands of a professional, there may still be slip-ups and setbacks. Don't disappear; stay committed. A professional can give the person in need the tools he or she will need to get back on his feet and to survive in the world, but it is vital for the recovering addict to know that he is cared about and loved.
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