Cleveland restaurant launches ambassador program, hires former panhandler

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A new program on East 4th Street is giving people experiencing homelessness a chance to work on the same corner where they once asked for money.

Gerald Barnes is the founding member of the Hangry Brands Ambassador Program.

Three weeks ago, he was panhandling on East 4th Street with a sign in hand, asking for money and hoping someone would stop…

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