They began popping up around tribal reservations in the Southwest a few years ago, trolling through alleys and parking lots on a hunt for new business. They approached anyone who looked homeless or intoxicated with an alluring pitch: Get in, and we’ll give you shelter, sobriety and a better life. She had been desperate to stop drinking for her three young children, her family said. But the San Carlos Apache Reservation in rural eastern Arizona, where she lived, had limited resources for drug or alcohol treatment. Image Monica Antonio had been desperate to stop drinking for her three young children, her family said.

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Persons: Monica Antonio, van, Antonio Organizations: San Carlos Apache Locations: Arizona, Phoenix