Neighborhoods

August 27, 2025

The Ebony Ladies Golf And Youth Foundation completed an improvement project at their facility on Northwood Avenue. The project installed a new turf putting green and sand bunker. The community putting green is open to the public for youth, adults, and seniors on Northwood Avenue in Youngstown's 2nd Ward. The project was made possible with funding support from Second Ward Councilman Jimmy Hughes, with YNDC serving as the fiscal agent. Hats off to the Ebony Ladies Golf and Youth Foundation!

August 27, 2025

The City of Youngstown and YNDC are working together to advance neighborhood improvement projects across the city. The work is focused on blocks with new housing construction and vacant home renovation underway or planned in the near term. The work includes the replacement of broken and failing sidewalks, removal of dead and dying street trees, planting of new street trees, cameras, and other targeted improvements. Targeted streets include: Beachwood Drive, Lakewood Circle, Maranatha Drive, Stocker Ave, Bonnie Brae Ave, Lake Drive, Aberdeen Ave, Outlook Ave, Upland Ave, Granada Ave, Ohio Ave, Helena Ave, Sheridan Rd, N Schenley Ave, Wesley Ave, Burbank Ave, Wilkinson Ave, Glen Oaks Ave, Canfield Rd, Shirley Rd, and Clearmont Drive. Huge thanks to the City of Youngstown for making this happen!

August 27, 2025

YNDC continues making progress with new housing construction. In June YNDC completed six new homes on Mineral Springs Ave and three more on Bernard Street in July. YNDC currently has 22 single family homes under construction and three duplexes. The duplexes will be complete in the coming month and the first of the 22 new homes will be completed in the next month.

September 3, 2025

YNDC was awarded two grants from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Affordable Housing Program for Home Repair in Sharon and Farrell, Pennsylvania. The grants were $500,000 each for a total of $1,000,000. The funding will be used to complete home repairs on 25 homes in each community. The funding will be used for essential home repair and include items like roofs, furnaces, and water heaters. The projects will be coordinated with stakeholders in both communities to align with community stabilization efforts.  

The Disability Opportunity Fund is partnering with YNDC as the member institution. Thank you to the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and the Disability Opportunity Fund!

“It is happening,” said Stephanie Gilchrist, the city’s economic development director. “But development takes a long time.”

Gilchrist said her charge is to assemble and help develop 500 new single-family houses by 2030. However, much of this is well underway, with organizations such as the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and the Mahoning County Land Bank helping to spearhead construction and development of new housing units.

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

On Monday, the Youngstown Foundation announced $1.2 million in grants, including $400,000 to the Butler Institute of American Art to support two major renovation projects.

16 other Youngstown nonprofit organizations were also awarded Youngstown Foundation grants:

Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation; Capacity to Build Affordable Housing: $200,000

To read the full story from WKBN, click here.

The Youngstown Foundation has awarded $1.2 million in grants, including $400,000 to the Butler Institute of American Art to support two major renovation projects.

Sixteen other local nonprofit organizations were awarded Youngstown Foundation grants, including:

Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation, Capacity to Build Affordable Housing, $200,000

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

September 22, 2025

The Edward W. Barr Charitable Foundation awarded a $6,000 Grant to YNDC for clean and green equipment. The grant will be used to purchase a van and hydroseeder to significantly increase our neighborhood cleanup and vacant lot greening activities. Big thanks to the Edward W. Barr Foundation for their support!

September 22, 2025

The John S. and Doris M. Andrews Memorial Fund awarded a $10,000 Grant to YNDC for clean and green equipment. The grant will be used to purchase a van and hydroseeder to significantly increase our neighborhood cleanup and vacant lot greening activities. Big thanks to the John S. and Doris M. Andrews Memorial Fund for their support!
 

Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

The John D. Finnegan Foundation awarded a $20,000 Grant to YNDC for clean and green equipment. The grant will be used to purchase a van and hydroseeder to significantly increase our neighborhood cleanup and vacant lot greening activities. Big thanks to the John D. Finnegan Foundation for their support!