Neighborhoods

Thursday, July 20, 2017

On Thursday,
July 20, construction began to improve infrastructure around Taft
Elementary.  

Sidewalks will be replaced
where necessary, curb ramps will be installed to meet ADA-compliance, and new
sidewalks will be installed on Homestead St. 
The improvements were funded by a grant to the City of Youngstown
through the Ohio Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School program.  Improvements will be complete for the start
of the 2017-2018 school year.  Funding
has been secured to address issues at additional schools in the next few years,
including Harding, Williamson, and McGuffey Elementary Schools.  

The
Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. is seeking nominees for its
Neighborhood Champion Award.

The award honors three Youngstown residents who
have taken action to improve their neighborhood. The selected residents will
receive $1,000 each for a neighborhood improvement project of their choice. Any
city resident may be nominated. A description of why a nominee deserves the
Neighborhood Champion Award is required. The nomination form deadline is 5 p.m.
Aug. 11. It can be submitted by email, or dropped off or mailed to YNDC’s
office, 820 Canfield Road. To read the full story from the Business Journal,
click here. 

Monday, July 24, 2017

On Saturday, July
22, nine volunteers helped clean up the corner of West Princeton Avenue and
Market Street.

Volunteers from The Colony, Progress Mahoning Valley, West
Princeton Avenue Block Watch, YSU Honors College, YSUscape, and YNDC removed 10
cubic yards of trash and 10 cubic yards of brush. Thanks to all the volunteers
for their hard work! Special thanks to West Princeton Avenue Block Watch for
providing a cooling station for the volunteers. 

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

On Monday, July 24, the Youngstown Neighborhood Development
Corporation received a $10,000 grant from the Senator Maurice and Florence
Lipscher Charitable Trust for the Glenwood Neighbors project.

This project
seeks to improve the quality of life, safety, public health, and perception of
the Glenwood Avenue corridor to foster reinvestment and economic opportunity.
This involves ongoing improvements to Glenwood Avenue: lighting, public art,
vacant lot improvement, and streetscape revitalization. Many thanks to the
Senator Maurice and Florence Lipscher Charitable Trust for their support!

Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. to Mateo Garcia-Ortega, Ivanhoe Ave., Youngstown, $45,000. 

YNDC to Bernadette McRae-Elliott, Pineview Ave., Youngstown, $55,000.To read the full list of homes and properties sold in the Valley this week, read the story from The Vindicator here. 

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

On Friday, July 21, YNDC presented its first all-day version
of the Bright Idea to Business Plan course to 20 students working to start or
expand their businesses.

The class was held at the Williamson College of
Business with the assistance of the Small Business Development Center at YSU.
The course included sessions on personal finance, marketing, legal concerns,
pricing, cash flow, and lending options. Two entrepreneurs also spoke about
their businesses, Danny Catullo of Catullo Prime Meats and Taree Avery of Dough
House.

Starting a business or interested in upcoming classes? Call
Liberty at YNDC (330.480.0423) to set up a one on one meeting about your small
business plans and how YNDC and our small business partners may be able to help
you achieve your goals.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

On Tuesday, July 25, a delegation of community leaders from
Danville, Virginia visited YNDC to obtain an in-depth understanding of YNDC and
its operations.

The delegation included board and staff members from the newly
formed Danville Neighborhood Development Corporation, as well as city and
philanthropic partners. YNDC staff and board members participating included
Germaine Bennett, June Johnson, Ian Beniston, Tiffany Sokol, Jack Daugherty,
Tom Hetrick, and Liberty Merrill. Many thanks to YNDC's partner in
revitalization, Deb Flora of the Mahoning County Land Bank for also
participating in the learning exchange.

The day included a discussion of YNDC's creation, initial
capacity building, project/program site tour and discussion, and question and
answer throughout the day. A full copy of the presentation can be downloaded
below.

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

On Wednesday, July 26, the Youngstown Neighborhood
Development Corporation received a $10,000 grant from the John D. Finnegan
Foundation.

The grant will be used to make improvements and expand the facility
to more efficiently and effectively facilitate YNDC’s grass cutting, clean up,
and clean out operations. Many thanks to the John D. Finnegan Foundation for
their generous support! We cannot get the work done without it. REVITALIZE.

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

On Wednesday, July 26, the Youngstown Neighborhood
Development Corporation received a $10,000 grant from the Ward Beecher
Foundation.

The grant will be used to make improvements and expand the facility
to more efficiently and effectively facilitate YNDC’s grass cutting, clean up,
and clean out operations. Many thanks to the Ward Beecher Foundation for their
generous support! We cannot get the work done without it. REVITALIZE.

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

On Friday, July 14, the Youngstown Neighborhood Development
Corporation was awarded a $22,184 Comprehensive Housing Counseling grant from
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The funds will benefit
the HUD-approved Housing Counseling program at YNDC. The housing counseling
program helps those with credit or financial problems address those issues,
secure a bank loan, and become homeowners. So far in 2017, 145 new people have
signed up for housing counseling at YNDC.