The crowd remembered the 55 who died and advocated for officials to do more
Bishop Chui, board president of the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, speaks at St. Paul's Community Church in Ohio City Wednesday.
Some 80 of them gathered Wednesday at St. Paul's Community Church in Ohio City to pay respects to 55 homeless Clevelanders who have died this year, some of whom died from exposure to the elements. With mini candles in hands, the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless used Wednesday's vigil to remind city leaders that more can and should be done.
NEOCH does have a"guaranteed access to shelter" policy, which is communicated to known homeless persons via outreach workers, but funding cuts and inflation, Knestrick told Scene, make the link between people on the street and warm shelters more tenuous. Knestrick criticized the city's major stakeholders for their funding priorities, viewing the glittering legacy projects of the Gilberts and Haslams as overly capitalistic, not ethical.develop a care response team to support people going through the acute mental health crisis in our community," he said to the crowd."We could spend the $1 billion, as opposed for the new football stadium, and end homelessness in this community forever.
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