Neighborhoods

Tuesday, December 2, 2021

1,402 Cubic Yards of Debris Removed

53 Owner Occupied Home Repairs/Rehabilitation

184 Emergency Repairs

65 Housing Counseling Clients

REVITALIZE

The Northeast Ohio Women’s Sports Alliance organization is founded on one principle: women living happier and healthier lives through community-based sports, its co-founder said.

That principle is shared by 18 community sport teams for women 17 years old and older in northeast Ohio ranging from rugby, swimming, roller derby, hockey and tackle football. 

Barbara Anthony of Boardman co-founded the alliance in 2017 with her colleague Elise Bigley. The two brought awareness to a larger issue faced worldwide: social justice in women’s sports.

Women make up nearly 40% of all sports participants worldwide, but receive only 4% of media coverage, and are oftentimes objectified, according to UNESCO. 

“We’ve talked about how sports impact women in families, but we haven’t talked about how there’s a lack of access for women in inequitable socioeconomic places,” she said. “They don’t even have the opportunity to play.”

Inequities are evident in sporting clubs, and they're a microcosm of society as a whole, Anthony said.

“Who’s in charge of the sports [and] playing and who benefits from this the most? Then, who’s doing the work and still not benefiting?” she said. “Oftentimes, that is where you find the women in the community.”

Katie Markielowski is the president of the Youngstown Steel Valley Rugby Club, and also plays on the team. The rugby club is a part of the Allegheny Rugby Union, and plays teams from Akron, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Columbus.

Since Youngstown is an economically depressed area, Markielowski said one challenge is getting players to and from practice.

To see the full story from Mahoning Matters, click here.

Thursday, December 9, 2021

On Thursday, December 9, YNDC participated in the Financial Wellness Fair sponsored by Premier Bank in partnership with the City of Youngstown, YMHA, YBI, and NCUS.

The free event was held at the DoubleTree hotel in Downtown Youngstown and focused on Financial Education, Housing Counseling, Small Business Entrepreneurship, Workforce Development, and Youth Engagement. 

Monday, December 13, 2021

On November 16, 2021, The Healthpath Foundation of Ohio awarded a $150,000 grant to YNDC for the Glenwood Fresh Market (Market).

The Market will be located in a storefront at YNDC’s plaza at 2915 Glenwood Avenue and will provide year-round access to free fresh fruits, vegetables, and other healthy food items for low-income residents. The Market will also provide space for cooking demonstrations, nutrition education, and health screenings. The Market will open in the first quarter of 2022. Many thanks to The Healthpath Foundation of Ohio for the support!

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

On December 7, 2021, the Mercy Health Foundation of the Mahoning Valley awarded a $110,129 grant to YNDC to support the operation of the Glenwood Fresh Market (Market) in 2022. The Market will be located in a storefront at YNDC’s plaza at 2915 Glenwood Avenue and will provide year-round access to free fresh fruits, vegetables, and other healthy food items for low-income residents. The Market will also provide space for cooking demonstrations, nutrition education, and health screenings. The Market will open in the first quarter of 2022. Huge thanks to the Mercy Health Foundation for the support of this project and ongoing support of healthy food consumption!

Monday, December 20, 2021

On Monday, December 20, the Pollock Company Foundation and Pollock Personal Foundation each awarded a $10,000 grant for a total award of $20,000 to YNDC for the renovation of 2915 Glenwood Avenue.

The funds will be used to renovate the vacant retail plaza into a modern retail facility with multiple units for neighborhood serving businesses. This project is part of ongoing efforts to improve the greater Glenwood Avenue corridor. Big thank you to the Pollock Company and Pollock Personal Foundations for the support!

Premier Bank has announced that its community partners, Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and Habitat for Humanity MidOhio, have been selected as 2021 Affordable Housing Program funding recipients.

Premier Bank helped both agencies secure funding for initiatives that provide low-to-moderate income residents and families access to affordable housing, the bank said. 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati’s Affordable Housing Program provides grants awarded on a competitive basis and subsidized loans for the acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing for households with incomes at or below 80% of the area’s median income. 

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. will receive $1,000,000 from the AHP for the Youngstown Home Repair program 2021. This program offers an emergency home repair program to assist residents of owner-occupied, single-family homes with emergency repairs, primarily roof replacements at no cost to the owners. 

To see the full story from The Business Journal, click here. 

Every family wants to be safe and warm all year round, but without a proper roof, some families are left without that protection.

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) is using a grant to help with this need.

YNDC received a grant for $1 million from the Federal Home Loan Bank, with help from Premier Bank, to help replace the 800-plus roofs in the city that need repair.

Tiffany Sokol, with YNDC, said this grant is going to go a long way.

“In a typical year, we get about a third of that amount to replace roofs in the city for our roofing program, and so this money, this $1 million is in addition,” she said.

She said it could make a big dent. YNDC says they’re going from repairing around 35 to 50 roofs to at least 100 roofs with this funding.

To see the full story from WKBN, click here.

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. is receiving a $1 million grant for its program to provide roof replacements for low- to moderate-income homeowners in the city.

“This will allow us to do important work in the city,” said Ian Beniston, YNDC’s executive director. “This is a significant grant.”

The grant, which YNDC received through a competitive process, will pay for the roof replacements of about 100 owner-occupied, single-family city residents at no cost to the homeowners, he said.

A new roof costs $7,000 to $15,000, depending on the size of the house, he said.

With other funding, YNDC wants to replace roofs on the houses of about 150 low- to moderate-income residents in 2022, Beniston said.

“The demand is there,” he said.

The $1 million grant comes from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, a wholesale bank that provides financial services to its member banks and credit unions in Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.

YNDC applied for the money through Premier Bank, a FHLB of Cincinnati member.

Premier Bank will provide a $500,000 loan to YNDC that the agency initially will draw on and then seek reimbursement from FHLB, Beniston said.

To see the full story from The Vindicator, click here.

Every family wants to be safe and warm all year round, but without a proper roof, some families are left without that protection.

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) is using a grant to help with this need.

YNDC received a grant for $1 million from the Federal Home Loan Bank, with help from Premier Bank, to help replace the 800-plus roofs in the city that need repair.

Tiffany Sokol, with YNDC, said this grant is going to go a long way.

“In a typical year, we get about a third of that amount to replace roofs in the city for our roofing program, and so this money, this $1 million is in addition,” she said.

She said it could make a big dent. YNDC says they’re going from repairing around 35 to 50 roofs to at least 100 roofs with this funding.

To see the full story from WYTV, click here.