Press Coverage


Most people flip houses to make money. The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation and the Mahoning County Land Bank are doing it to save a house from the wrecking ball.

It goes beyond that invisible line that separates Boardman Township and the city of Youngstown.

The Air Force Community Partnership Program (AFCPP) has been official policy for about a year since Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James issued a July 2014 directive.

Vacant properties in the Wick Park neighborhood on the North Side have received facelifts.

Students from Youngstown State University are trying to fight blight, and they are starting with vacant houses in their own backyard.