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The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) and its partners continue to build new, affordable homes in the city and address a critical housing shortage.

Nineteen nonprofits across the state received grants from Ohio to help local residents keep their homes safe and livable, including two in the Mahoning Valley area.

ORCHID: To the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. for its new plans to build three duplexes in the 3000 block of Glenwood Avenue with a premium on energy efficiency.

Since 2021, the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation has been redeveloping properties on the south side and throughout Mahoning County.

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. received $1.1 million in grant funding from the Ohio Department of Development. The money will provide needed home repairs and accessibility modifications for homeowners who are at or below 50% of the area’s median income. The grants are provided to nonprofit agencies that make emergency home repairs and renovations.

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