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…
Youngstown CityScape donated nearly 40 miniature trees from planters in downtown Youngstown to the Mahoning County Land Bank for the second year in a row. The trees were planted for the Christmas season and will now be recycled through vacant…
Leaders from the Mahoning County Land Bank and the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation say the recent celebration of YNDC’s 100th vacant home renovation demonstrates the power of collaboration. The move-in-ready home at 4202 Rush Blvd. on Youngstown’s south side was…
An image appearing on local buses through support from the Mahoning County Land Bank advances the land bank’s emphasis on property beautification and community. The “Sunflower Field” photo by Canfield photographer Pattie Conti will grace WRTA buses through May after…
By: DEBORA FLORA executive director of Mahoning County Land Bank In February 2009, the National Vacant Properties Campaign released a policy assessment report to help Youngstown and Mahoning County recover from what authors called a “growing cancer of blight and…