Press Coverage

Despite the near constant drizzle, the sounds of hedge trimmers, lawn mowers and other equipment filled a south side Youngstown neighborhood Monday morning.

An AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) team is serving with Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) from September 23 to November 6.

The first Better Block event in Youngstown was held on Saturday, September 26th, on Mahoning Avenue on the West Side.

It was a preview of what Mahoning Avenue in Youngstown could look like one day.

Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and other organizations are trying to bring life back to the city’s West Side with a new event, the first of a four-part series that began Saturday.