In Youngstown, Ohio, a local organization, the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation, has worked tirelessly for more than a decade to improve the quality of life for residents and to rebuild the city’s communities.
For about a year, the Greater Ohio Policy Center, which was contracted by Eastgate, has been working on a housing study of Mahoning and Trumbull counties.
The Mahoning County Land Bank received a $5 million state grant that will go toward the construction of 19 new affordable houses: 16 in Youngstown and one each in Struthers, Campbell and Sebring.
YNDC was awarded $2.54 million dollars from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati's Affordable Housing Program for home repairs, new builds and down payment assistance.