YNDC is seeking candidates for a Grass Cutting and Cleanup Team Member Position. Under the direction of the Neighborhood Stabilization Director, the Grass Cutting and Cleanup Team Member will work with a team to implement property maintenance and neighborhood improvement projects including cutting grass, cleaning up/boarding vacant properties, basic construction  / landscaping, and other projects to improve the quality of life in Youngstown’s neighborhoods.

YNDC is seeking candidates for a Housing Project Inspector Position. Under the supervision of the Housing Director, the Housing Project Inspector will screen properties for necessary repairs, write up project specifications, bid out projects, inspect completed repairs, and communicate deficiencies.

Homes For Sale

Units For Rent

Construction on Bernard 

Homeowner Spotlight

Career Opportunities

First National Bank Grant

Schermer Trust Grant

Beniston joins YMHA Board

178 New Housing Counseling Clients   93 Emergency Repairs Completed   $132,803 Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Distributed

Press Coverage:
In June YNDC was referenced 8 times by news outlets! Click here to view our press coverage.

On June 7, the First National Bank Community Foundation awarded YNDC with a $15,000 grant to support YNDC's housing programs including housing counseling and emergency repair. 

On Thursday, June 27, YNDC Executive Director, Ian Beniston, was sworn in as a board member of the Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority (YMHA)

Funding Sources:

Program Investors
Aimee and Lulu Seidel Foundation

Altrusa International of Youngstown

Bernard and Elaine Soss

Family Charitable Trust
Citizens Bank
City of Youngstown, American Rescue Plan
City of Youngstown, City Council Discretionary Funds
City of Youngstown, Community Development Block Grant
City of Youngstown, HOME Investment Partnership
Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley
Denise Debartolo York
Direction Home
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
Eastgate Regional Council of Governments
Farmers National Bank
Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati Affordable Housing Program

Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati Carol M. Peterson Housing Fund
Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh Affordable Housing Program
Finance Fund
First National Bank Community Foundation
First Energy Foundation
Florence Simon Beecher Foundation
Frances Schermer Charitable Trust
Frank and Pearl Gelbman Foundation
George and Virginia Pugh Foundation
Healthpath Foundation of Ohio
HUD Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant
Huntington Foundation
J. Ford Crandall Memorial Foundation
John S. and Doris M. Andrews Memorial Fund
John D. Finnegan Foundation
John F. and Loretta Hynes Foundation
Key Bank Foundation

Mahoning County Commissioners
Mahoning County Land Reutilization Corporation
Mahoning County Lead Hazard and Healthy Homes
Mercy Health Foundation
Ohio Housing Finance Agency

Ohio Housing Trust Fund
PNC Foundation 
Pollock Company Foundation
Pollock Personal Foundation
Premier Bank
Produce Perks Midwest
Project MKC
Robert H. Reakirt  Foundation
Ruth Beecher Charitable Trust
Schwebel Family Foundation
Senator Maurice and Florence Lipscher Charitable Fund
Seven Seventeen Credit Union

The William M. Neckerman, Jr. Charitable Foundation
The Youngstown Foundation
United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley
USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act Grant Program  

Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation

USDA Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program COVID Relief and Response Program

USDA Rural Housing Preservation Grant
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
W. and H. Bender Memorial Fund
Walter and Caroline Watson Foundation
Ward Beecher Foundation
Western Reserve Health Foundation
William Swanston Charitable Fund