David Bonillas is a Nicaraguan immigrant who believes coming here to Cleveland likely saved his life and helped him get the medical treatment he needed for a rare vascular skin disorder.
But Bonillas explained the City of Cleveland still has limited resources for families and individuals who have escaped violence, crime, famine and corruption from Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba, Honduras and other countries in Central and South America.
Pastor Muniz told News 5 churches and a group of outstanding social service agencies need more resources and financial support to meet growing needs. “First of all, legal assistance, housing, employment, medical, and when I talk about medical, I’m also talking about mental health services,” Muniz said. “They do believe that this is a place where they can rebuild and reconstruct their lives. This wave continues to increase constantly.”
Santana told News 5 she's working on a proposal to create a Cleveland welcoming hub and provide a wide variety of resources for immigrant in one centralized location. Santana said more funding is needed to help agencies who have done a wonderful job helping those coming to northeast Ohio. The office of Mayor Justin Bibb responded to our story and announced the city is now in the process of hiring a Senior Coordinator for New Clevelanders. The Mayor's office told News 5,"This new position will coordinate strategically among the many players in this space, as well as focus on the ways City Hall itself can better provide for immigrants.""When it comes to broad strategy or on-the-ground connection, immigration is an issue with a huge number of players.
We can do more, and we can do what we do better." Rodas told News 5 assistance also has to come from the private sector.
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