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City council will consider legislation Wednesday to spend $8 million in American Rescue Plan funds on building new houses and rehabilitating existing ones in Youngstown.

In Youngstown, New Bethel Baptist Church is using $100,000 dollars of American Rescue Plan Funds that the city received to create a community center and they say it'll be useful in more ways than one.

The Fund for Women & Girls, a community-led fund at the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, put the spotlight on the work of five incredible women at its Gems of the Valley event on Oct. 12.

The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley’s Fund for Women and Girls recognized five local women for their contributions to the community.

According to the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation, Mahoning County commissioners awarded a $50,000 grant to YNDC. The award was approved Oct. 12 by the commissioner’s office for the pre-development costs of affordable housing in Youngstown.