Vice President of the United States of America Joe Biden Visits YNDC

Thursday, September 8, 2016

On Thursday, September 1, 2016, the Vice President Joe Biden visited the work of YNDC along Lanterman Avenue.

The Vice President was joined by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Jay Williams. He was greeted by YNDC Executive Director Ian Beniston and Housing Director Tiffany Sokol. The group toured Lanterman Avenue and stopped to talk with many neighbors including Germaine Bennett, the President of YNDC's Board of Directors and a longtime resident of the street. YNDC was also able to discuss its work in partnership with the City of Youngstown rehabilitating vacant homes and eradicating blight along the street. REVITALIZE.