For the third year in a row, Youngstown CityScape has donated nearly 40 miniature evergreen trees to the Mahoning County Land Bank for use in vacant land beautification. The trees, planted in downtown Youngstown planters for the 2019 Christmas season,…
The Mahoning County Land Bank recently released an impact report that outlines the results of demolition and repurposing efforts over three years in the city of Campbell. The Land Bank acquired more than 100 properties and completed 97 demolitions with…
Leaders of Youngstown CityScape recently presented its community beautification award to the Land Bank at its 13th annual “Beautification Awards” ceremony and reception at the DeYor Performing Arts Center in downtown Youngstown. The Land Bank received the award for its…
The Mahoning County Land Bank recently completed transfers of land to three local nonprofit organizations that will remodel or build housing to support their residential programs. The Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley, the Ursuline Ministries of Youngstown and Family…
The Mahoning County Land Bank recently completed an exhaustive renovation of an Austintown house once deemed a “nuisance” and placed it up for sale. Austintown Township had declared the 1,864-square-foot, split-level home at 4942 Signature Circle a nuisance long before…
Debora Flora, the Land Bank’s executive director, presented new approaches to greening strategies at the recent Ohio Land Bank Conference. A panel titled, “Greening in a Post-NIP World,” covered a topic of interest as a key funding source for many…
The Mahoning County Land Bank is pleased to work with William Johnson, a South Side resident who is revitalizing his neighborhood by acquiring houses through the Land Bank and flipping them. Check out his story and the powerful work he's…
YSU Nonprofit Leadership Interns Witness Program Impact The Mahoning County Land Bank recently organized a tour of Youngstown revitalization projects to show a group of Youngstown State University interns the impact of the Land Bank’s work. Watch the virtual tour…
YNDC broke ground on three new South Side homes on land once occupied by vacant, dilapidated houses the Land Bank demolished. The Mahoning County Land Bank and Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. recently celebrated a groundbreaking that marks the use of…
The Mahoning County Land Bank and Home Savings Bank recently joined forces for their first collaboration project — the revitalization of Oakwood Gardens, an overgrown lot on Youngstown’s West Side. Home Savings Bank donated plants and seed, and its employees…