Neighborhoods

Monday, January 23, 2023. 

On Tuesday, January 3, the Western Reserve Health Foundation, a supporting organization of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, awarded a $60,000 grant to Youngstown TreeCorps, which is a collaborative initiative to plant 250 two-inch caliper shade trees in parks and greenspaces throughout the City of Youngstown in order to restore the urban tree canopy by strengthening existing community-based tree planting efforts.

YNDC is serving as the fiscal agent and project lead on behalf of the Healthy Community Partnership and over a dozen community organizations and neighborhood groups who are working together to plant shade trees in neighborhoods across the city. The project evolved from YNDC's existing tree planting work and the Healthy Community Partnership's ongoing effort to foster collaboration in order to improve parks and greenspaces and community health outcomes. Many thanks to the Western Reserve Health Foundation and the Healthy Community Partnership for supporting this collaborative tree-planting effort! 

Tuesday, January 24, 2023.  

On December 20, 2022, the Ward Beecher Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to assist with the renovation of the Foster Theater. 

YNDC is developing plans to renovate the building as housing and commercial space. Huge thanks to the Ward Beecher Foundation for their support!

Tuesday, January 24, 2023. 

On December 29, 2022, the John D. Finnegan Foundation awarded a $10,000 grant to assist with the renovation of the Foster Theater. 

YNDC is developing plans to renovate the building as housing and commercial space. Many thanks to the John D. Finnegan Foundation for their support! 

Tuesday, January 24, 2023. 

On December 29, 2022, the John and Loretta Hynes Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant to assist with the renovation of the Foster Theater.

YNDC is developing plans to renovate the building as housing and commercial space. Many thanks to the John and Loretta Hynes Foundation for their support! 

Thursday, January 26, 2023.

The Big Lots Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant 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 The Big Lots Foundation!

Monday, January 30, 2023.

In December 2022, the Frank and Pearl E. Gelbman Charitable Trust awarded a $50,000 grant to assist with the renovation of the Foster Theater.

YNDC is developing plans to renovate the building as housing and commercial space. Many thanks to the Frank and Pearl E. Gelbman Charitable Trust for their support!

Monday, January 30, 2023.

On Wednesday, January 25, Denise DeBartolo York awarded a $10,000 grant to YNDC for 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 Denise DeBartolo York for her ongoing support!

Thursday, February 9, 2023.

YNDC has completed a recent mapping exercise that highlights its impact since operations began in 2010. Please click the links below to check out the full resolution maps! 

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. this week introduced Kayshia Washington as the organization’s inaugural member to the Strategic Partners Fellowship supported by The Raymond John Wean Foundation.

Washington will serve in the role of community engagement fellow. She will work with staff, partners, neighborhood leaders, and community volunteers to involve residents in YNDC’s work. Among these objectives are to activate community space; advance neighborhood safety; and keep residents and partners informed about YNDC programs, services and activities across the city.

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

At the bend on Glenwood Avenue in Youngstown, next to Conroy’s Party Shop, sits a house bought in June by the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) for $25,000.

Until recently, most people wouldn’t have known this house existed. The front was overgrown with trees and weeds, blocking its 175 years of existence. But now, one of Youngstown’s oldest houses has been saved and is in the process of being put back into productive use.

To read the full story from WKBN, click here.