Neighborhoods

The residents of East Liverpool will be able to get vital home repairs done at no cost.

This program is open to low-income homeowners in the area, and they will be able to get their failing roofs replaced or fixed. This program is possible thanks to a partnership formed between the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation and the city of East Liverpool.

To read the full story from Minuteman Press, click here. 

City council members will consider requests to spend nearly $300,000 in American Rescue Plan funds for a contract with the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber to better position city sites for potential development, and to provide funds toward Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp.’s redevelopment of the Foster Theater on the South Side.

To read the full story from The Business Journal, click here. 

Monday, December 5, 2022

On Thursday, October 24, the Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation approved a $15,000 grant to YNDC for the purchase of a dump truck.

The truck will replace YNDC's aging dump truck and enhance our clean up and neighborhood stabilization capacity. Many thanks to the Thomases Family Endowment!

Monday, December 5, 2022

On Friday, December 2, CareSource made a $5,000 donation to the Glenwood Fresh Market.

The market, located at 2915 Glenwood Avenue, provides year-round access to FREE fresh fruits, vegetables, and other healthy food items for residents of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley. The market also provides free health screenings, nutrition literacy courses, cooking demonstrations, and other resources to members. Big thanks to CareSource!

Monday, December 5, 2022

On Monday, December 5, the George B. and Virginia W. Pugh Foundation awarded a $1,000 grant to YNDC.

Many thanks to the George B. and Virginia W. Pugh Foundation for their support of YNDC!

Monday, December 5, 2022

The City of Youngstown and Fifth Ward Councilwoman Lauren McNally awarded $94,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to replace seven roofs and complete eight emergency repairs.

Many thanks to Councilwoman McNally and the City of the Youngstown for supporting these much needed projects!

City council approved $377,500 in American Rescue Plan spending Wednesday and expects to vote on considerably more projects using the federal funds Dec. 21, its last meeting of the year.

Several council members said they plan to seek additional ARP allocations for larger amounts of money at the next meeting.

Council voted for three ARP-funded ordinances Wednesday.

The most expensive one was $187,500 to the Youngstown / Warren Regional Chamber for it to “produce and implement a strategy that will help spur development in and around the city,” according to the ordinance.

The legislation, sponsored by Mayor Jamael Tito Brown, is for a three-year contract with the chamber, which is matching the $187,500 paid by the city.

The chamber will identify acreage and viable buildings for potential development, and maintain a database so the city can quickly respond to requests from large companies for available sites, said Nikki Posterli, Brown’s chief of staff and head of the city’s community planning and economic development department.

The chamber also will assist with state and local financing.

Another project is to provide $100,000 to the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. toward the renovation of the former Foster Art Theatre at 2504 Glenwood Ave. 

To read the full story from The Vindicator, click here. 

A few home-based bakers are bringing some sweet treats to Glenwood Avenue with a new storefront opening this winter.

Jenny Kuczek has been running Pie Oh My out of her home for three years.

Now, she and some other licensed cottage bakers are renting a storefront on the corner of Glenwood and Judson avenues.

The space was a barbershop for decades. When Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation bought the space, Kuczek jumped on it.

To read the full story from WKBN, click here. 

A few home-based bakers are bringing some sweet treats to Glenwood Avenue with a new storefront opening this winter.

Jenny Kuczek has been running Pie Oh My out of her home for three years.

Now, she and some other licensed cottage bakers are renting a storefront on the corner of Glenwood and Judson avenues.

The space was a barbershop for decades. When Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation bought the space, Kuczek jumped on it.

To read the full story from WYTV, click here.

Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership is introducing Christian Bennett-Mosely as the inaugural member to the Strategic Partners Fellowship supported by the Raymond John Wean Foundation.

TNP, Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and the Wean Foundation have partnered in the launch of the first fellowship cohort with a broad and long-term goal to promote leadership development and racial equity in the nonprofit sector.

Bennett-Mosely, a TNP staff member, will move into the role of director of strategic initiatives, overseeing the community store program and helping to drive the organization’s work around brownfield remediation and greenfield expansion.

A lifelong Mahoning Valley resident, Bennett-Mosely previously managed the community store Initiative as the Trumbull food access coordinator after serving through Americorps VISTA at YNDC. Bennett-Mosley also interned with the Trumbull County Land Bank while attending Youngstown State University, where she received a B.A. in geography.

“I am excited to be in a position of leadership, Bennett-Mosely says. "I am looking forward to gaining new professional development skills within this fellowship. Thank you to the organizations and foundations that have continued to invest in local talent here in the Valley.”

To read the full story from The Business Journal, click here.