Partner Spotlight: Lady Buggs Pharm
Sophia Buggs reflects on her longtime partnership with the Mahoning County Land Bank and how it helped turn vacant land into an opportunity for growth.
Partner Spotlight: YNDC Home Renovations
Tiffany Sokol and Ian Beniston share how their partnership with the Land Bank is helping create more affordable opportunities for homeownership through renovations.
Partner Spotlight: Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley
John Muckridge, president and CEO of the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley, reflects on how the Land Bank helped assemble the property for the site of the 50,000 square-foot homeless shelter.
Partner Spotlight: Eartha Shade Enterprises
Colaundree Holcomb, of Eartha Shade Enterprises, shares how this partnership has enabled him to make a community impact through property maintenance and more.
Partner Spotlight: CityScape at Briel’s
Youngstown CityScape Executive Director Sharon Letson shares the history and mission behind CityScape at Briel’s, where the organization shares greenhouse space with the Land Bank.
Partner Spotlight: Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation
Tiffany Sokol and Ian Beniston of YNDC share how their ongoing partnership with the Land Bank has grown significantly in recent years through building new construction homes together.
Partner Spotlight: Flying HIGH Inc.
Jeff Magada, founder and executive director of Flying HIGH Inc., shares how a partnership with the Land Bank helped transform vacant land in Youngstown into the non-profit's Molina Training Center.
Land Bank secures $1 million on behalf of YMCA of Youngstown
The Land Bank was pleased to land a $1 million-dollar grant to support exciting plans for the Downtown Youngstown YMCA. The grant will help in the redevelopment of the Youngstown YMCA’s unrenovated upper floors and basement into transitional housing for…
Partner Spotlight: Youngstown Flea
In this partner spotlight, Youngstown Flea founder Derrick McDowell shares how partnering with the Land Bank helped transform his industrial warehouse by replacing nearly 4,000 windows. Backed by a Brownfield Remediation grant from the Ohio Department of Development, the project…
Partner Spotlight: Avalon Downtown Pizzeria
Avalon Downtown Pizzeria owner Anne Massullo-Sabella shares how the Land Bank helped resolve a unique property challenge through its land acquisition capabilities. Massullo-Sabella turned to the Land Bank for help after discovering she didn’t actually own a parcel attached to…