On Tuesday, September 22nd, YNDC held the first in the fall series of Bright Idea to Business Plan classes. Over 30 people crowded the Cultivate Cafe space on Elm Street in Youngstown to learn how to start a small business.
On Saturday, September 19th, volunteers from Tabernacle Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Victory Christian Center, and the Mahoning Valley Young Professionals worked to construct street furniture for the Mahoning Avenue Better Block, which will take place on Saturday, September 26th.
On Saturday, September 12th, residents of the Crandall Park neighborhood and surrounding communities joined together to FIGHT BLIGHT and beautify vacant homes and lots on Crandall, Norwood, Ford, and Lora Avenues.
On Friday, September 4 over 400 volunteers descended on a three by four block impact area in the Cottage Grove neighborhood on Youngstown's south side.