YNDC is proud to announce the publishing of its second quarterly Performance Report of 2018. A PDF of the doocument is available for download here.

Youngstown residents can now borrow the tools they need for FREE through the Community Toolshed by making an appointment with toolshed coordinator Laina Wells. The tool shed is open 9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday and is located at the YNDC office at 820 Canfield Rd. Youngstown, OH 44511. Read more.

More than 500 individuals attended the initial Youngstown Farmers Market at the B&O Station on Mahoning Ave. on Wednesday, June 13. The market featured fresh produce from local farmers, including strawberries, apples, zucchini, tomatoes, lettuce, herbs, and plants.  Read more.

The Southside Summer Experience is a series of pop-up events and day camps that provide positive activities throughout the South Side for youth and their families. As part of the US DOJ Community Based Crime Reduction project, the pop-up events are a partnership between the Youngstown Police Department, YNDC and the ICU Block Watch and they are intended to provide activities for youth on the south side who do not have access to a park or playground in their neighborhood.  Read more.

On Sunday, June 10, 2018, the US Conference of Mayors and Wells Fargo awarded the First Place Small City 2018 CommunityWINS Grant for $150,000 to the City of Youngstown and YNDC for REVITALIZE Youngstown. The award program honors the best neighborhood stabilization efforts in the country and YNDC’s work was selected as the best in the country in the small city category. Read more.

On Thursday, June 7, 2018, the City of Youngstown awarded HOME and CDBG funds to YNDC for multiple housing and neighborhood improvement projects:

HOME44 Owner Occupied Rehabilitation - $257,047

HOME44 Strategic Acquisition and Rehabilitation - $150,000

CDBG44 Limited Repair- $229,700

CDBG44 REVITALIZE - $25,000

Read more.

Is your business looking to expand or relocate to a high-traffic corridor? Up to 18,000 square feet of commercial space is currently for lease at 2246 Glenwood Avenue. YNDC has partnered with the Western Reserve Port Authority to revitalize the Glenwood Avenue property. Read more.

Homeowner Spotlight: Gary Petronelli

Gary enrolled in YNDC’s HUD-Approved Housing Counseling program while living in an apartment on the North Side after the VA connected him with our Housing Counselor Tammi. After a few short months in Housing Counseling, Gary said things came together and he was ready to buy his home. Gary, a veteran of the United States Navy, was born in Warren but spent over 30 years of his life living elsewhere. He returned to the area from Florida with only the clothes on his back, homeless, and suffering from lingering health issues due to an injury. Read more.

Implementation of the US DOJ Community Based Crime Reduction project is underway. The project started with data analysis to identify concentrations and patterns of crime in a targeted area on the South Side, between Market. St. and Zedaker.  The crime analysis is being used to deploy targeted Youngstown Police Department patrols during peak times of illegal activity. Read more.

Homeowner Spotlight: Ashley Bowers and Julio Contreras

Newlyweds Ashley Bowers and Julio Contreras moved into their new home at 1735 Pointview Avenue in late May. Ashley was born and raised in Youngstown and has lived here most of her life. Julio was born in Guatemala and has lived in Youngstown for about three months. Ashley says she was drawn to the Powerstown Neighborhood because it is quiet and close to her job as a nurse. The couple found the home on YNDC’s social media and thought it looked ideal for them. Read more.

On Saturday, June 16, twenty-seven volunteers helped to clean up and landscape the exterior of 2246 Glenwood Avenue at the Idora Neighborhood Workday. Volunteers helped to remove 40 cubic yards of debris, plant 30 hostas, and spread mulch! Read more.

7/11/18
Youngstown Farmers Market - 10:00am - 3:00pm

7/21/18
Idora Neighborhood Workday - 8:30am - 12:30pm

City of Youngstown Awards CDBG and HOME Funds to YNDC for Housing and Neighborhood Improvement Projects

On Thursday, June 7, 2018, the City of Youngstown awarded HOME and CDBG funds to YNDC for multiple housing and neighborhood improvement projects:

HOME44 Owner Occupied Rehabilitation - $257,047

HOME44 Strategic Acquisition and Rehabilitation - $150,000

CDBG44 Limited Repair- $229,700

CDBG44 REVITALIZE - $25,000

Read more.

Hine Memorial Fund Provides Grant for Accessibility Projects at Two City Parks

The Hine Memorial Fund of the Youngstown Foundation has given YNDC $54,683 to fund park improvements designed to increase access to individuals with disabilities. At Jackson Park, funding will be used to pave a walking trail and install a curb ramp, in order to make the existing path more accessible.  Read more.

Chemical Bank Awards $15,000 Grant to YNDC to Support Housing Counseling

On Monday, June 11, the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation was awarded a $15,000 grant from Chemical Bank to support YNDC's Housing Counseling program. YNDC's HUD-Approved Housing Counseling program assists clients with credit or financial problems to address those issues, secure a bank loan, and become homeowners. Read more.

Frank and Pearl E. Gelbman Charitable Foundation Awards YNDC $15,000 for Corridor Improvement Corps

On Wednesday, May 30, 2018, the Frank and Pearl Gelbman Charitable Foundation awarded YNDC with a $15,000 grant for Corridor Improvement Corps. The Corridor Improvement Corps is a comprehensive revitalization strategy aimed at improving public health, safety, and quality of life for residents by leveraging AmeriCorps members and community volunteers to complete physical improvements to Youngstown’s neighborhood corridors. Read more.

Senator Maurice and Florence Lipscher Charitable Fund Awards $8,329 Grant to YNDC for 2246 Glenwood Avenue

On Monday June 18, the Senator Maurice and Florence Lipscher Charitable Fund awarded an $8,329 grant to YNDC for the revitalization of 2246 Glenwood Avenue. The grant award funds will be used to renovate 2246 Glenwood Avenue, a vacant commercial building that will be used to attract businesses to the Greater Glenwood Avenue Corridor on the south side of Youngstown. Read more.

YNDC Highlighted in Lincoln Institute Report on Vacancy

The work of the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation is highlighted in a new report written by Alan Mallach on behalf of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Center for Community Progress. Read more.

Program Investors

Aimee and Lulu Seidel Foundation

AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps

AmeriCorps VISTA Project Site

AmeriCorps VISTA Support Grant

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Boardman Rotary

Burton D. Morgan Foundation

CDFI Technical Assistance

Centers for Disease Control, Youth Violence Prevention

Chemical Bank

Citizens Bank

City of Youngstown City Council Discretionary Funds

City of Youngstown, Community Development Block Grant

City of Youngstown, HOME Investment Partnership

City of Youngstown Planning

Clif Bar Family Foundation

CNCS, AmeriCorps VISTA Support Grant

Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley

Cortland Bank

Denise DeBartolo-York

Farmers National Bank

Fibus Family Foundation

Finance Fund

First Place Community Fund

Florence Simon Beecher Foundation

Frank and Pearl Gelbman Foundation

Freddie Mac

Home Depot Foundation

Home Savings Charitable Foundation

HUD Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant

Huntington National Bank

Invest Health

J. Ford Crandall Foundation

James and Coralie Centofanti Charitable Foundation

John and Denise York Foundation

John D. Finnegan Foundation

John F. and Loretta Hynes Foundation

Kennedy Family Fund

Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation

Mahoning County Land Reutilization Corporation

Mahoning County Lead Hazard and Healthy Homes

Mercy Health Foundation

OCDCA Microenterprise Grant

Ohio Department of Transportation

Ohio Housing Finance Agency

PNC Foundation

Robert H. Reakirt  Foundation

Safe Routes to School National Partnership

Schwebel Family Foundation

Senator Maurice and Florence Lipscher Charitable Fund

ServeOhio

ShellPoint Partners, LLC

The Youngstown Foundation

Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation

United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley

US Department of Agriculture Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grant

US Department of Health and Human Services CED

US Department of Justice Innovations in Community-Based Crime Reduction

Walter and Caroline Watson Foundation

Ward Beecher Foundation

Wells Fargo Housing Foundation

Western Reserve Health Foundation

William Swanston Charitable Fund