News

Thursday, July 28, 2016

This year, the United Way Day of Caring will take place on September 2, 2016, and YNDC is currently working with United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, the City of Youngstown, Green Youngstown, the American Red Cross, Lowe's and other partners to prepare for the event.

Monday, July 25, 2016

On Saturday, July 23, volunteers from the Northeast Homeowners and Concerned Citizens Association, The Colony, Bennington Block Watch, YNDC, AmeriCorps VISTA, and the Greater McGuffey Neighborhood Action Team came together to clean up and board up several vacant buildings along the corridor.

Thursday, July 21, 2016

On Tuesday, July 19, Bank of America awarded a $10,000 grant to support YNDC's Community Financial Literacy Initiative.

Monday, July 18, 2016

The Ohio Department of Transportation has approved the City of Youngstown's application for funding through the Safe Routes to School program for improvements to sidewalks, crosswalks, and signage around McGuffey and Williamson Elementary Schools and to hire a part-time program coordinator to administer educational programming related to safe walking and biking to school.

Monday, July 18, 2016

On Saturday, July 16, volunteers from Four Square Block Watch, Tabernacle Evangelical Presbyterian Church, the Colony, YNDC, Victory Christian Center, CUP Church, and community volunteers removed overgrowth and vegetation from the rock outcropping at the intersection of Glenwood Avenue and High Street on Youngstown's South Side.