Cleveland, OH
Cleveland mayor announces ‘A Home for Every Neighbor’
CLEVELAND, Ohio â More than 10,000 Ohioans have no permanent place to call home tonight, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, including about 1,500 in Cuyahoga County.
On Friday, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb announced a new initiative that will focus on helping the cityâs unsheltered find permanent housing.
Itâs called A Home for Every Neighbor, and the city is currently seeking proposals from prospective vendors who can enter targeted areas to reach out to those living out in the elements to help them transition into a stable shelter.
Vendors will also be required to provide supportive services to help set those formerly unhoused up for success.
The request for proposals offers a nearly $2 million budget from the cityâs general revenue funds to bring the program to life, with the outlined plan the result of a collaboration with community organizations like the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, who help those who are unsheltered every day.
âWe have stereotypes and fears that have been ingrained in us,â said Chris Knestrick, executive director of the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless. âAnd, you know, I think all of that is ultimately, like, can be eliminated by an encounter. A really human encounter with someone. Whether theyâre sleeping under a bridge in our community or whether theyâre kind of meeting them in their worst day and seeing their humanity.â
Knestrick said the city of Cleveland guarantees shelter to anyone in need, but there are reasons people choose to sleep outside instead. He said heâs excited the city is taking a focused approach to addressing this issue thatâs only gotten worse since the pandemic.
Proposals from service providers are due to the city March 25, with a May 1 anticipated start date for the program.
The funds earmarked for the program are in addition to the nearly $3 million in grants Clevelandâs Department of Community Development and Cuyahoga Countyâs Office of Homeless Services awarded earlier this year to seven organizations assisting those who are homeless.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Several teens were shot on Cleveland’s West Side on Tuesday afternoon.
The shooting happened around 4:05 pm in the 310O block of West 46th.
When officers arrived on scene, they found three teens shot: two 15-year-old males and a 16-year-old male.
They were all taken to MetroHealth Hospital in unknown conditions.
Check back with 19 News for the latest in this story.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Gas prices continue to soar, hitting drivers’ wallets hard. Delivery drivers who rely on their cars for work face added expenses.
Kevin Tran hops on his bike every day to make money through DoorDash. He empathizes with his fellow food delivery workers who are paying surging gas prices.
“It’s a strain not only on their cars and mileage but just their everyday expenses,” Tran said. “They won’t get paid until they use up their own money to spend for gas.”
He has not owned a car in close to a decade because of how expensive it can be.
“The last time I remember paying for gas it was probably the better part of $2 and even then for myself that seemed like an expense that I wasn’t willing to pay for,” Tran said.
According to AAA, Monday’s national average for a gallon of gas was $3.95. That is 24 cents higher than last week and $1.02 higher than last month.
A 19 News crew found a gallon was $3.99 at a gas station in Cleveland off West 150th Street.
“You see it’s $60, so it is what it is and at this point I guess you have to do what you got to do,” one driver said.
For small businesses like A Slice Above in Strongsville, they rely on their delivery drivers to help serve customers.
Higher prices at the pump can potentially impact the bottom line.
“Delivering for the drivers that’s some thing I’ll probably have to add a little bit later but also my vendors who deliver to me will start charging me more for deliveries,” Don Bersacola, the shop’s owner, said. “That happened 10, 15 years ago. They added a delivery fee to my produce, my meats so when they deliver they’re going to start charging me more so then I have to eventually but I don’t like to do that because consumers are hurting right now so you can’t just pass everything on to them.”
Despite the rising costs for fuel, he plans to keep his prices steady.
“I’ve been here 33 years so I’ve been through a lot so I can hold on for quite some time, I think,” Bersacola said. “Some of the smaller, newer ones maybe not so but I’m pretty confident.”
For drivers, there is no end in sight for when gas prices might drop back down.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cleveland Hopkins International Airport confirmed there are “federal partners on-site” on Monday.
“These personnel are supporting TSA operations in a non-screening role, including assisting with passenger flow and divesting,” Cleveland Hopkins stated. “They are not conducting identification checks or screening passengers.”
Airport operations and passenger travel are not impacted by the federal agents’ presence at this time, Cleveland Hopkins said.
Cleveland Hopkins encourage travels to “proceed as usual and arrive as recommended for their flights.”
Leaders from both sides of the aisle have weighed in.
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