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The long-speculated fate of Cleveland’s downtown homeless population has come to fruition during the convention.
The security zone in place around Quicken Loans arena for the RNC has forced many homeless people out of their comfort zones. The question remains, how are they dealing with the situation?
“You’re trying to get people in America to vote for you, act like it,” said a visibly aggravated Kimberly Evans, a woman who is taken shelter in the West Side Catholic Center.
“We all matter, we all have a voice, it’s supposed to be a democratic country, I can’t tell,” said Evans.
“All of the services to help the homeless people have been disrupted,” said Evans. “All of them.”
Meanwhile others in the homeless community are trying to make the best of it until the end. Most have been moved over to areas Cleveland’s near-West side.
“I’ll be glad when it’s over with, I really will,” said Rosemary Geisbuhler, a homeless woman.
Just weeks ago, the Cosgrove Center, a major place for food services and special programs, announced it would be closed all this week, a gut punch to those who need them.
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