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The impact of home ownership on a community is hard to overstate. 

At its December board meeting, The Raymond John Wean Foundation awarded four local organizations grants totaling $2.12 million. 

Sitting across Mahoning Avenue just outside of downtown Youngstown is a historic archway that has been abandoned for years. 

The Raymond John Wean Foundation has awarded grants totaling $2.12 million to four organizations for ongoing work in Mahoning Valley neighborhoods, in line with the foundation’s priorities of community revitalization, economic opportunity and educational opportunity.

The annual holiday parade and Christmas tree lighting in downtown Youngstown has been getting bigger every year, and this year’s event promises to be the best yet.