High schoolers repair bikes for Cleveland refugee community

CLEVELAND — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says reliable transportation is a major barrier when it comes to refugee success. A group of high schoolers at Shaker Heights High School is trying to tackle this issue through a bicycle repair club.

Cormac Benard, a founding member of the club, is the driving force behind the club’s success.

“None of us students really knew what was going on,” Benard said. “For a couple months, we were just on our own and we would use like a YouTube video.”…

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