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Our Mission

The YNDC is committed to improving the quality of life in Youngstown by building and encouraging investment in neighborhoods of choice for all.

Our Goals

The YNDC fosters the transformation of vulnerable, undervalued and transitional neighborhoods into healthy neighborhoods or neighborhoods of choice -- places where people are willing to invest their time, energy and resources and where residents can manage their own problems. In order to transform neighborhoods into healthy places the YNDC has set the following goals:

  1. To rebuild market confidence in neighborhoods through strategic reinvestment and neighborhood improvement activities in focus neighborhoods.
  2. To strengthen the social fabric of neighborhoods through the active participation and involvement of residents and neighborhood organizations in planning and activities of the YNDC.
  3. To encourage that all community development actions throughout Youngstown have a clear strategic outcome and that every outcome is leveraged to maximize its impact.
  4. To forge strong partnerships and effective collaboration among stakeholders to layer the resources necessary to be successful.
  5. To increase wealth and asset building through the appreciation of home values and other advancements.
  6. To foster the development of a new language for community development and revitalization.
  7. To operate in a manner that cultivates hope for positive community change among all residents of Youngstown.

Our principles

The YNDC operates according to the following principles:

  1. Inclusion/Diversity
  2. Integrity
  3. Collaboration
  4. Transparency
  5. Innovation