On Saturday, September 27th, YNDC Executive Director Ian Beniston and Neighborhood Stabilization Director Jack Daugherty traveled to Flint, Michigan to participate in Flint's Economic Empowerment Summit.
YNDC has selected 10 AmeriCorps members to serve as part of its AmeriCorps REVITALIZE Project, an initiative aimed at bringing YNDC’s blight fighting efforts to neighborhoods across the city.
Three murals have been completed this year along Glenwood Avenue--one on the Park Inn building, one on the LaFrance Cleaners building, and one near the Youngstown Playhouse.
On Saturday, September 20th, volunteers from Tabernacle Evangelical Presbyterian Church, the Idora Neighborhood Association, YNDC, and Youngstown State University worked to enhance and beautify Glenwood Community Park.