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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
YNDC recently partnered with the Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center on a grant to study how improving vacant properties in three U.S. cities affects violence, property crimes and intentional injuries among youth. The project, which involves work in Youngstown, Flint, and Camden, was awarded $6 million from the Centers for Disease Control.
In Youngstown, funds will be spent to improve and maintain 150 new lots and study the effects of vacant land reuse projects involving youth on urban neighborhoods. Funding to Youngstown will surpass $200,000 of the $6 million budget. The five-year grant will fund the collaborative effort involving the U-M School of Public Health, U-M Medical School, University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers University, Genesee County Land Bank in Flint, Cooper's Ferry Partnership in Camden, Center for Community Progress, economic development organizations, health departments, hospitals, police departments and community-based organizations in each city.