Homes can be purchased by buyers with bank financing or cash who commit to occupying the property. If you need help to improve your credit or financial situation to obtain a mortgage loan we recommend you enroll in our free housing counseling program. Please call Tammi at YNDC at 330.480.0423 for more information on how we can help you become a homeowner.

On Friday, October 6, Tiffany Sokol, YNDC Housing Director and Tammi Neuscheler, YNDC Housing Client Manager were presented awards at the Ohio Community Development Corporation (OCDCA) Conference. Read more.

On Tuesday, October 10, YNDC held a public open house at the newly revitalized home at 3726 Glenwood Avenue. The historic 5 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home was available to tour from 5:30pm-6:30pm and over 150 people attended to view the finished product of YNDC’s largest home rehabilitation project to date. The sale of the house is currently pending. Read more.

On Sunday, October 29, residents, city leaders, and congregation leaders from across the city attended the A.C.T.I.O.N. public meeting at Mt. Zion Baptist Church to discuss ongoing issues with predatory land contracts and food deserts. YNDC Executive Director Ian Beniston and Housing Director Tiffany Sokol joined State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan and Atty. Patricia Dugan from Community Legal Aid to discuss the dangers of entering into predatory land contracts and some strategies to address loopholes in the Ohio Revised Code that allow many out-of-state companies to take advantage of low-income citizens. City resident Craig Gilchrist shared his personal experience with a predatory land contract. Read more.

On Monday, October 23, the YNDC Tree Corps began planting trees in vacant lots along the Glenwood Avenue Corridor. Holes were dug and prepared the week of October 16, and as of October 31 all 125 trees have been planted. Read more.

On October 11, the Burton D. Morgan Foundation awarded YNDC with a $30,000 grant for to support microenterprise programming and the Mahoning Valley is for Entrepreneurs initiative. Read more.

The PNC Foundation has awarded YNDC with $9,000 for the Community Financial Literacy Initiative. The funds will support YNDC's comprehensive homeownership development services, including HUD-Certified Housing Counseling and Education, as well as the organization's small business development programming. Read more.

On Saturday, October 21, thirty-four volunteers began rehabilitation of the historic 4-unit building at 2906 Glenwood Avenue during the Idora Neighborhood Workday. Volunteers removed old furnaces, ductwork, and water heaters from the basement, restored the storefront facade to its original brick construction, repaired drywall, installed doors, painted the rear porch, pulled staples, and cleaned up the yard. Read more.

On Saturday, October 28, twenty-one volunteers helped clean and board up homes on the North Side as part of the Make a Difference Day workday with YSUscape. Volunteers from The Jambar, YSU Hockey, YSU Honors College, and YSUscape removed 40 cubic yards of debris and trash, 20 cubic yards of brush, and 64 illegally dumped tires. Read more.

On Friday, October 13, YNDC Executive Director Ian Beniston joined State Representative Michele Lepore-Hagan and community leaders at 226 East Lucius Avenue to introduce House Bill 368, the Fair Lending through Land Contracts Act. The bill aims to regulate land contract agreements and cut down on predatory practices by large, out-of-state firms. Read more.

16 Vacant Home Rehabs 10,431 Unique Cuts Made by Grass Cutting Team 1,423 Volunteers 19 Community Workdays 4,373 Yards of Debris Removed 31,050 Linear feet of Sidewalk Scraped 187 New Clients Enrolled in HUD-Approved Housing Counseling 1,489 Participants at Safe Routes to School Events

Upcoming Events:
For more information on these and other upcoming events, please check our events calendar!

11/1/17
Neighborhood SUCCESS Grantseeker Orientation Session- 5:30pm - 6:30pm

11/9/17
Neighborhood SUCCESS Grantseeker Orientation Session- 5:30pm - 6:30pm

11/13/17
Neighborhood SUCCESS Grantseeker Orientation Session - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

11/13/17
Neighborhood SUCCESS Grantseeker Orientation Session - 5:30pm - 6:30pm

11/18/17
Idora Neighborhood Volunteer Workday - 8:30am - 12:30pm

Press Coverage:
Over the past month YNDC was referenced 21 times by various news outlets! Click here to view our press coverage.

Funding Sources:

Program Investors

Aimee and Lulu Seidel Foundation

AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps

AmeriCorps VISTA Project Site

AmeriCorps VISTA Support Grant

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Boardman Rotary

Burton D. Morgan Foundation

CDFI Technical Assistance

Centers for Disease Control, Youth Violence Prevention

Chemical Bank

Citizens Bank

City of Youngstown City Council Discretionary Funds

City of Youngstown, Community Development Block Grant

City of Youngstown, Grass Cutting and Neighborhood Clean Up

City of Youngstown, HOME Investment Partnership

City of Youngstown Planning

Clif Bar Family Foundation

CNCS, AmeriCorps VISTA Support Grant

Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley

Cortland Bank

Denise DeBartolo York

Farmers National Bank

Fibus Family Foundation

Finance Fund

First Place Community Fund

Florence Simon Beecher Foundation

Frank and Pearl Gelbman Foundation

FY 17 Innovations in Community Based Crime Reduction

Home Depot Foundation

Home Savings Charitable Foundation

HUD Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant

Invest Health

J. Ford Crandall Foundation

James and Coralie Centofanti Charitable Foundation

John and Denise York Foundation

John D Finnegan Foundation

John F. and Loretta Hynes Foundation

Kennedy Family Fund

Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation

Mahoning County Land Reutilization Corporation

Mahoning County Lead Hazard and Healthy Homes

Mercy Health Foundation

OCDCA Microenterprise Grant

Ohio Department of Transportation

PNC Foundation

Robert H Reakirt Foundation

Schwebel Baking Company

Senator Maurice and Florence Lipscher Charitable Fund

ServeOhio

The Youngstown Foundation

Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation

United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley

US Department of Agriculture Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grant

US Department of Health and Human Services CED

US Department of Justice

Walter and Caroline Watson Foundation

Ward Beecher Foundation

Wells Fargo Housing Foundation

Western Reserve Health Foundation

William Swanston Charitable Fund