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It’s time to move to Phase 2 of an affordable housing program in Youngstown with a sight not often seen in the city — new homes under construction.

On Thursday morning, a groundbreaking was held to build three more duplexes along Glenwood Avenue. It’s the same spot two duplexes were built in 2024. They cost about $425,000 each to build. “It just energizes you. You see the movement forward, you see more people moving in and as you see this taking place on Glenwood and other areas, it always goes into the rest of the neighborhood as well and it’s just building up the community,” said Sixth Ward City Councilwoman Anita Davis.

This time around, all three will have solar panels. It’s part of an ongoing effort by the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation and project partners to revitalize the South Side corridor. 

To read the gull story from WYTV, click here. 

It’s time to move to Phase 2 of an affordable housing program in Youngstown with a sight not often seen in the city — new homes under construction.

On Thursday morning, a groundbreaking was held to build three more duplexes along Glenwood Avenue. It’s the same spot two duplexes were built in 2024. They cost about $425,000 each to build. “It just energizes you. You see the movement forward, you see more people moving in and as you see this taking place on Glenwood and other areas, it always goes into the rest of the neighborhood as well and it’s just building up the community,” said Sixth Ward City Councilwoman Anita Davis.

This time around, all three will have solar panels. It’s part of an ongoing effort by the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation and project partners to revitalize the South Side corridor.

To read the full story from WKBN, click here. 

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation has broken ground on three new duplexes that will feature on-site solar power generation. 

To read the full story from WFMJ, click here. 

The Ohio Department of Development today announced $6.8 million in grants to help improve housing and provide down payment assistance for nearly 1,200 low- and moderate-income Ohioans.  The funding comes from the Housing Assistance Grant Program, which utilizes Ohio Housing Trust Fund dollars to help non-profit organizations across the state promote more affordable housing opportunities and improve housing conditions through essential home repairs, renovations for handicap accessibility, limited down payment assistance, and homebuyer education.  

"Ohio's housing challenges do not begin and end with the cost of buying a home," said Lydia Mihalik, director of the Department of Development. "The truth is, keeping a home safe and livable can be just as challenging for many families. This funding helps fill critical gaps for Ohioans who need support now—supporting essential repairs, accessibility updates, and down payment assistance that improve quality of life and provide greater stability."

With these grants, nonprofits can contract with local qualified construction companies to complete essential home repairs such as heating systems, water heaters, plumbing systems, severely deteriorated roofs, walls, windows, doors, hazardous electrical systems, and more.  The grants also allow investments of up to $5,000 per home toward down payment assistance and associated out-of-pocket expenses, as well as up to $500 per household for homebuyer education.  

The following 19 nonprofits will receive grants through this program:  

Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. (Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Marion, Marrow, Richland, Seneca, Wyandot counties) will receive $830,000 to provide home repairs and handicapped accessibility modifications for homeowners aged 60 and older who are at or below 50 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI) in the counties served.  

• Ohio District 7 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. (Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton counties) will receive $270,000 to provide essential home repairs and handicapped accessibility modifications for homeowners aged 60 and older who are at or below 50 percent of the AMI in the counties served.  

The Area Agency on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc. (Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Sandusky, Williams, Wood counties) will receive $480,000 to provide essential home repairs and handicapped accessibility modifications for homeowners aged 60 and older who are at or below 50 percent of the AMI in the counties served.

The Ability Center of Greater Toledo (Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Williams, Wood counties) will receive $430,000 to provide handicapped accessibility modifications for homeowners with disabilities who are at or below 50 percent of the AMI in the counties served.

Bridges Community Action Partnership (Delaware, Madison, Union, Logan, Champaign, Shelby counties) will receive $550,000 to provide essential home repairs and handicapped accessibility modifications for homeowners aged 60 and older who are at or below 50 percent of the AMI in the counties served.

CHN Housing Partners (Cuyahoga County) will receive $550,000 to provide essential home repairs for low-income homeowners in Cuyahoga County who are at or below 50 percent of AMI and continue its down payment assistance program for its lease purchase homebuyers in Cleveland who are also at or below 50 percent AMI. Down payment assistance will not exceed $3,000 per unit.

Clermont Senior Services, Inc. (Clermont County) will receive $200,000 to provide essential home repairs and handicapped accessibility modifications through its Home Safety Repair Program for homeowners aged 60 and older who are at or below 50 percent of the AMI in the county.  

Famicos Foundation (Cuyahoga County) will receive $250,000 to provide essential home repairs for homeowners aged 60 or older who are at or below 50 percent of AMI in select neighborhoods within Cleveland, and down payment assistance to households at or below 65 percent AMI.

The Community Action Commission of Fayette County (Fayette, Ross, Greene, Clinton counties) will receive $115,000 to provide essential home repairs and/or handicapped accessibility modifications for residents aged 60 or older who are at or below 50 percent AMI, and down payment assistance and housing counseling to households in the counties served with an AMI of up to 65 percent.  

Highland County Community Action Organization, Inc. (Highland County) will receive $100,000 to provide essential home repairs and handicapped accessibility modifications for homeowners aged 60 or older who are at or below 50 percent AMI.

Hocking Athens Perry Community Action (Hocking, Athens, Perry counties) will receive $300,000 to provide essential home repairs and handicapped accessibility modifications for homeowners who are at or below 50 percent AMI in the counties served.  

Home Is The Foundation (Preble County) will receive $100,000 to provide essential home repairs and handicapped accessibility modifications through its Senior Home Repair Program for low-income homeowners aged 60 or older who are at or below 50 percent AMI.  

Jackson-Vinton Community Action (Jackson, Vinton counties) will receive $100,000 to provide essential home repairs and/or handicapped accessibility modifications for homeowners aged 60 or older who are at or below 50 percent AMI.  

The Community Action Commission of Lancaster-Fairfield County Area (Fairfield County) will receive $200,000 to provide essential home repairs and handicapped accessibility modifications for homeowners who are at or below 50 percent AMI.  

The Miami Valley Community Action Partnership (Montgomery, Greene, Darke, Preble counties) will receive $200,000 to provide essential home repairs and handicapped accessibility modifications for homeowners at or below 50 percent AMI in Darke and Miami counties, and down payment assistance and homebuyer counseling for prospective homeowners at or below 65 percent AMI in all counties served.  

The Neighborhood Housing Partnership of Greater Springfield, Inc. (Clark County) will receive $300,000 to provide essential home repairs and handicapped accessibility modifications for homeowners who are at or below 50 percent AMI.  

The Community Action Council of Portage County (Portage County) will receive $325,000 to provide essential home repairs and handicapped accessibility modifications for homeowners who are at or below 50 percent AMI in Portage and Trumbull counties. The program will target owners of mobile homes in the two-county area, but site-built housing could also be served.  

The Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership (Trumbull County) will receive $400,000 to provide home repairs and handicapped accessibility modifications for homeowners at or below 50 percent AMI.  

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (Mahoning County) will receive $1,100,000 to provide essential home repairs and handicapped accessibility modifications for homeowners who are at or below 50 percent AMI.  

To read the full story from The Highland County Press, click here.  

Affordable housing is coming to Youngstown's south side, this time with clean energy. The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation broke ground for three new duplexes. Jeena Cadigan has more on what's unique about these homes.

To read the full story from WFMJ, click here.

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for three new duplexes on Glenwood Avenue. The duplexes will be built at 3013, 3021 and 3031 Glenwood, with two recently completed duplexes between them.

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

An Akron-based technology company has purchased five parcels totaling nearly 43 acres of industrial land in Weathersfield Township for $4.2 million. Plus, the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for three new duplexes on Glenwood Avenue.

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

State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced that the Ohio Department of Development approved $1.1M in grant funding for the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation, as part of the wider Housing Assistance Grant Program funding awarded by the Department of Development.

to read the full article from The Ohio House of Representatives, click here.

Real estate agents, attorneys and elected officials are joining the discussion about the need for affordable housing in the Mahoning Valley and across the state. Bricker Graydon, a law firm with offices throughout Ohio, and the Ohio Realtors and the County Commissioners Association of Ohio organized a meeting Tuesday to discuss housing inventory issues in the Valley.

A panel discussion about housing issues was moderated by Mandy Hicks of the law firm. Panelists were Alexa Sweeney Blackann, interim CEO of Lake to River Economic Development; Ian Beniston, executive director of the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp.; Nick Chretien, planning and regional development manager at the Western Reserve Port Authority; and Jacquelin Lewis of Bricker Graydon.

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

Ohio Representative Lauren McNally announced that the Ohio Department of Development has approved $1.1 million in grant funding for the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Program. This grant approval is a part of the Department of Development's Housing Assistance Grant Program.

To read the full story from WFMJ, click here.