An Update from the Mahoning County Land Bank | September 2019
Land Bank Launches New Website, New Features
We're continuing to plow new ground and expand our footprint as we bring more land back to life and revitalize communities. We’ve also turned a shovel online with the update of our website, which now includes a fresh portfolio of available properties to purchase for rehabilitation.
Land Bank Leads Revitalization Tour in Youngstown
The Mahoning County Land Bank recently organized a tour of five Youngstown revitalization projects to show a group of Youngstown State University interns the impact of the Land Bank’s work. Check it out at the links below.
Land Bank , Other  Local Nonprofits Featured in Nonprofit Quarterly for Successful Collaboration
Nonprofit Quarterly author Ruth McCambridge discusses how the Land Bank and other area nonprofits are working together to maximize their community impact in her recent article, "The Hidden Capital of Nonprofit Collaboration Done Well." Read it at the link below. Pictured is Tiffany Sokol, housing director of Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation and Debora Flora, executive director of the Land Bank. The Land Bank and YNDC have been partners for more than five years.
Land Bank's Vacant House Used for SWAT Training
The Mahoning Valley Crisis Response Team and Mahoning Valley Violent Crimes Task Force recently used one of the Land Bank's vacant homes on the South Side of Youngstown for training. Approximately 20 police officers, sheriff deputies and their instructors, led by Commander and Youngstown Detective Sergeant John Elberty, practice doing search and warrant arrests. The home will be demolished by the Land Bank at a later date.
The Mahoning County Land Bank and Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. recently celebrated a groundbreaking that marks the use of a new strategy – new home construction – in the partners’ efforts to improve neighborhoods in the city.
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