Neighborhoods

Wednesday, March 05, 2025

The City of Youngstown is proud to host its First National Community
Development Day on Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
at the Covelli Centre, 229 E. Front St., Youngstown, OH 44503. This
event is part of National Community Development Week, a nationwide
effort to highlight the importance of Community Development Block
Grants (CDBG) and HOME programs, which play a vital role in:

Improving neighborhoods
Supporting local businesses
Enhancing the quality of life for residents

This family-friendly event will feature:

Food trucks
Community vendors
Live music
Bounce house
Games and activities for all ages

Get Involved
There are opportunities to volunteer, network, and sponsor. To learn
more, please contact:

Wendy Robinson, Assistant Compliance Director
330.742.8887
wrobinson@youngstownohio.gov

Click Below to Download the Full Event Flyer.  
 

To help address the area’s housing needs, the Youngstown / Warren Regional Chamber has established a 24-member board to assist with the Mahoning Valley Regional Housing Strategy. “Not only is the cost of homes rising, but so too are taxes, including property taxes, both of which are creating huge challenges for homeownership,” said Brenda Linert, the chamber’s director of community impact. “We also need to build our neighborhoods back up, so we need to find ways to improve the quality of existing homes, develop new units and make it easier to attain housing for a growing local workforce.” The board will help work toward improving the quality, accessibility and attainability of Valley housing, the chamber said in a news release last week.

Members include:

Jason Altobelli, Altobelli Real Estate; Ian Beniston, Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation; Krista Beniston, Western Reserve Port Authority; Floyd E. Cline II, Huntington National Bank; John Demmler, 717 Credit Union; Tony DiTommaso, Carpenters Local 171; Gregory Ensley, Farmers National Bank; Lena Esmail, QuickMed; Tricia Ferry Frate, VEC Inc.; Debora Flora, Mahoning County Land Reutilization Corp.; Roberta Hiller, Youngstown Columbiana Association of Realtors; Tricia Howe, Home Builders and Remodelers Association of the Valley; Ryan Kelly, Pantheon; Joseph Koch Jr., Koch Construction; Mark Lamoncha, Humtown Products; Erik Liber, HSH Drywall; Jeff Magada, Flying High; Kareem Maine, Ultium Cells; Matt Martin, Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership; Moshood Martins, business owner and investor; John Masternick, Windsor House; Justin Mondok, Eastgate Regional Council of Governments; Doug Rende, Shapes Unlimited; and Don Thomas, Platz Realty.

To read the full story from the Tribune Review, click here. 

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 

On Monday, March 17, Farmers National Bank awarded YNDC with a $7,500 grant to support YNDC’s housing programs. Thank you to Farmers National Bank for their ongoing support! 
 

Monday, March 24, 2025

The William Swanston Charitable Fund has awarded YNDC and the Healthy Community Partnership's (HCP) Active Transportation Team a $25,000 grant award to complete a pilot project called Where the Sidewalk Ends No More. The project will install new sidewalks and related pedestrian infrastructure in locations where there are gaps in sidewalk infrastructure that create barriers for residents-- especially children-- to walk to neighborhood amenities important to health. YNDC, a founding member of HCP with strong neighborhood connections and extensive experience with similar projects, will serve as the project lead. More information will be provided in the coming months. Many thanks to the William Swanston Charitable Fund!
 

Monday, March 24, 2025

The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley has awarded YNDC and the Healthy Community Partnership's (HCP) Active Transportation Team a $22,000 grant award to complete a pilot project called Where the Sidewalk Ends No More. The project will install new sidewalks and related pedestrian infrastructure in locations where there are gaps in sidewalk infrastructure that create barriers for residents-- especially children-- to walk to neighborhood amenities important to health. YNDC, a founding member of HCP with strong neighborhood connections and extensive experience with similar projects, will serve as the project lead. More information will be provided in the coming months. Many thanks to the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley!
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

On March 24, YNDC's TreeCorps began its spring planting of  356 two inch caliper trees across the City of Youngstown. YNDC's Mahoning Valley TreeCorps partner, Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership, is also planting 170 trees.

Mahoning Valley TreeCorps is an initiative led by YNDC, Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership, Youngstown CityScape, the Healthy Community Partnership, along with many community partners. TreeCorps will restore and sustain the urban tree canopy in the cities of Youngstown Ohio, and Warren Ohio, in order to improve health, and make the urban forest accessible to all. Additional community partners involved in this effort include the Cities of Youngstown and Warren, the Trumbull and Mahoning County Land Banks, Plant Ahead Ohio, Community Corrections Association, Choffin Career and Technical Center, Treez Please, Mill Creek MetroParks, Trumbull County MetroParks, Trumbull Soil and Water Conservation District, along with many neighborhood groups and community organizations.
 

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

The J. Ford Crandall Memorial Foundation awarded a $15,000 grant to YNDC for Clean and Green Equipment. The grant will be used to obtain a van and hydroseeder to significantly increase our neighborhood cleanup and vacant lot greening activities. Big thanks to the J. Ford Crandall Memorial Foundation for the support!
 

Monday, March 31, 2025

The First National Bank Community Foundation awarded YNDC with a $10,000 grant to support YNDC's housing programs. Big thanks to the First National Bank Community Foundation for their continued support!
 

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

YNDC has broken ground on three new duplexes that will be located at 3013, 3021, and 3031 Glenwood Avenue. The three duplexes will each have two, two bedroom, two bath apartment units along with covered parking. The units will be highly energy efficient and all electric. The units will have 104 percent on site power generation making the housing more affordable for tenants.

The duplexes are made possible with funding from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh Affordable Housing Program, Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati Affordable Housing Program, Mahoning County, and The Raymond John Wean Foundation. Construction financing is provided by Premier and PNC Banks. Permanent financing is provided by Premier Bank. The vacant lots were acquired from the Mahoning County Land Bank. The project also received support from the City of Youngstown, Councilwoman Anita Davis, Glenwood Neighbors Business Association, and neighborhood groups. Huge thanks to the funders for making this project possible!