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REVITALIZE: YNDC's E-Newsletter - March 2017
Multiple Open Positions, Idora Workday, Homes for Sale, Greening Grant...
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YNDC Seeks Candidates for Multiple Positions |
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Youth Vacant Lot
Greening Grant Available
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YNDC is pleased to present a second round of funding for an opportunity meant to help groups involve youth in vacant lot greening projects across the city. This program was funded through the Centers for Disease Control and is being led by the University of Michigan as part of a 5 year, 3 city study of vacant land reuse (now in its second year). Attendance at an application technical assistance session is mandatory for this opportunity.
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YNDC currently has six revitalized homes available for purchase to owner-occupant buyers. |
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REVITALIZED and Ready FOR SALE for $40,000.
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Sq. ft.: 1139
Buyer's annual gross household income must be under HUD's 80% AMI limit to purchase this property.
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REVITALIZED and Ready FOR SALE for $55,000.
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Sq. ft.: 1328 |
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REVITALIZED and Ready FOR SALE for $60,000.
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Sq. ft.: 988 |
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Under Construction
and available for purchase for $70,000.
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Sq. ft.: 1280 |
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Under Construction
and available for purchase for $70,000.
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1.5
Sq. ft.: 1831 |
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Under Construction
and available for purchase for $75,000.
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Sq. ft.: 1278 |
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Homes can be purchased by buyers who commit to occupying the property they purchase with bank financing or cash. Please contact YNDC at 330.480.0423 for more information or to get on the waiting list for one of these homes.
If you need help to improve your credit or financial situation to obtain a mortgage loan we recommend you apply for our housing counseling program. Please call Tammi at YNDC at 330.480.0423 for more information or learn more about the program
here.
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Volunteers Clean Out Three Vacant Homes |
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On Saturday, February 18, over 100 volunteers helped clean out three vacant homes at two YNDC community workdays at 2723 Volney, 943 Sherwood, and 1128 Ivanhoe. YNDC will rehabilitate these homes. Volunteers removed 110 Cubic yards of debris from the properties.
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Bright Idea to
Business Plan Classes |
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Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation is pleased to present its spring session of small business classes! An application for this course is required—please contact Liberty at YNDC at 330.480.0423, ext. 2, to apply. Classes are on Wednesdays, starting on March 1st through April 5th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm.
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BCJI Implementation
Plan Completion
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The Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Implementation Plan (South Side Revitalization Project) has been completed by the project team, consisting of YNDC, Youngstown State University, and the Youngstown Police Department. The planning process analyzed crime data and engaged community members in a target area on the South Side of Youngstown in order to identify research-based strategies to reduce crime and improve neighborhood conditions.
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University of Michigan Seeks Surveyor Candidates |
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University of Michigan is hiring Property and Community Surveyors and a Project Supervisor. All positions will be hired directly by University of Michigan, but the positions will be based at Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation and all work will be within the City of Youngstown.
Apply Now!
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Be part of making Youngstown’s neighborhoods a great place to live, work, and play! Help us clean up Glenwood Avenue, Saturday, March 18th, 8:30am - 12:30pm, at the Idora Neighborhood Workday! We will be removing overgrowth and debris from vacant lots, cleaning up trash, shoveling sidewalks, and more! Meet at 820 Canfield Road. Add it to your
Calendar.
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Join Us for a FREE Garden Workshop |
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Thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday, February 25th! If you weren’t able to make it don’t worry! Join us at Iron Roots Urban Farm for our second garden workshop Tuesday, March 7th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm. All gardeners are welcome, whether you've been gardening for years or plan to start your first garden this spring. FREE garden kits with seeds will be given out to all participants at the end of the workshop, so you'll want to mark this on your calendar!
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Homeowner Spotlight
November - February |
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Congratulations Milagros, Michael, and Kelly! We hope you enjoy your new homes as much as we enjoyed revitalizing them!
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Year-to-Date
REVITALIZATION
Recap
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222
Volunteers at
4
Community Workdays
34
Properties Brought
Into Compliance
552
Yards of Debris Removed
34
New Clients Enrolled in HUD-Approved
Housing Counseling
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Upcoming Events:
For more information on these and other upcoming events, please check our
events calendar!
3/1/17
Bright Idea to Business Plan, Free Small Business Class - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
3/4/17
Youth Greening Application Technical Assistance Session - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
3/7/17
Garden Workshop - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
3/8/17
Bright Idea to Business Plan, Free Small Business Class - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
3/15/17
Bright Idea to Business Plan, Free Small Business Class - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
3/18/17
Idora Neighborhood Volunteer Workday - 8:30am - 12:30pm
3/22/17
Bright Idea to Business Plan, Free Small Business Class - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
3/29/17
Bright Idea to Business Plan, Free Small Business Class - 6pm - 8pm
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Press Coverage:
Over the past month YNDC was referenced 12 times by various news outlets!
Click here to view our press coverage.
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Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation Provides $1,900 Store Credit to YNDC
The credit was provided to support YNDC community workdays. Many thanks to the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation!
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Over 500 Seed Packets Donated for Youngstown’s Community Gardens
We want to thank the following seed companies for donating to our program and helping us collect over 500 seed packets that will be distributed to community gardens throughout the city!
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Burpee Seed Company
Holmes Seed Company
Living Seed Company
Southern Exposure
Seed Exchange
Sow True Seed
Victory Seed Company
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Funding Sources:
YNDC is grateful for the generous support from the following organizations:
Core Funders
The Raymond John Wean Foundation
City of Youngstown, Community Development Block Grant
City of Youngstown, HOME Investment Partnership
Program Investors
Aimee and Lulu Seidel Foundation
Americorps NCCC
AmeriCorps VISTA Project Site
AmeriCorps VISTA Support Grant
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Boardman Township, Vacancy Survey
The Burton D. Morgan Foundation
CDFI Technical Assistance
Centers for Disease Control, Youth Violence Prevention
Chemical Bank
Citi Bank
Citizens Bank
City of Youngstown City Council Discretionary Funds
City of Youngstown, Grass Cutting and Neighborhood Clean Up
City of Youngstown Planning
City of Youngstown Waste Water
Clif Bar Family Foundation
CNCS, AmeriCorps VISTA Support Grant
Cortland Bank
Denise DeBartolo York
Dominion Community Impact
Farmers National Bank
Fibus Family Foundation
Finance Fund
First Place Community Fund
Florence Simon Beecher Foundation
Frank and Pearl Gelbman Foundation
Home Depot Foundation
Home Savings Charitable Foundation
HUD Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant
Huntington National Bank
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
Jon and Adrienne Howell
Kennedy Family Fund
Local Food Local Places
Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation
Mahoning County Land Reutilization Corporation
Mahoning County Lead Hazard and Healthy Homes
Mercy Health Foundation
NYO Property Group
OCDCA Microenterprise Grant
PNC Foundation
Ruth H. Beecher Charitable Trust
Schwebel Baking Company
Senator Maurice and Florence Lipscher Charitable Fund
ServeOhio
The Youngstown Foundation
Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation
US Department of Health and Human Services CED
US Department of Justice Byrne Innovation in Planning Grant
USDA Community Food Projects
Walter E. Watson Charitable Trust
Ward Beecher Foundation
Western Reserve Health Foundation
William Swanston Charitable Fund
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info@yndc.org
820 Canfield Road, Youngstown, Ohio 44511
330.480.0423 |
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