SitemapFriday, October 2, 2015
The Department of Justice awarded $155,522 to YNDC for the South Avenue Revitalization Project, a strategic planning initiative that will assemble a coalition to analyze crime drivers along the South Avenue corridor, develop strategies to reduce crime and blight, and increase access to economic opportunity and social services.
The targeted area is bounded by Market St. and Shady Run Rd. on the South Side, which is home to just 14% of Youngstown's population, but witnessed nearly 30% of all robberies and aggravated assaults in the city in 2014. The majority of funds will be used for data analysis, best practices research, community engagement, and strategy development, but a portion will be used for an implementation project to be executed in 2016. Once completed, the strategic plan will allow the City and its partners to seek additional resources for implementation through the Department of Justice and other federal, state, and local funding sources.