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by: Jacob Brooks Posted: Dec 20, 2023 / 01:37 PM EST WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – The Raymond John Wean Foundation has awarded a total of $1.5 million in Community Investment Grants. The board approved an additional $300 thousand to increase the pay of people who work at the organizations that are getting the grants. The grants will go …

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) got a big financial shot in the arm by way of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh’s Affordable Housing Program. The YNDC was awarded $600,000 to assist with affordable housing development; namely the construction of two new duplexes in the City of Youngstown along Glenwood Avenue. For several …

Monday, November 20, 2023 On Thursday, November 16, the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation was awarded a $1,000,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati’s Affordable Housing Program for home repair in the City of Youngstown. Premier Bank is the member bank supporting YNDC’s application and project. The grant award will be used to …

WARREN, Ohio — The Raymond John Wean Foundation’s board granted a total of $670,000 to support Mahoning Valley nonprofits Inspiring Minds and the Organización Cívica y Cultural Hispana Americana Inc. The grants reflect the Wean Foundation’s dedication to equitable community building in the Mahoning Valley and a commitment to partner with more of the region’s …

The Raymond John Wean Foundation has announced $670,000 in donations to two community organizations in the Mahoning Valley. The Raymond John Wean Foundation has announced $670,000 in donations to two community organizations in the Mahoning Valley. The donations went to nonprofits Inspiring Minds and the Organización Cívica y Cultural Hispana Americana Inc (OCCHA). According to a release from …

By Elizabeth Coss The Mahoning Valley Mobile Market travels across Mahoning County to provide healthy foods to the community — including Youngstown State University’s. The market is a 28-foot-long grocery store on wheels, spearheaded by the Alliance for Congregational Transformation Influencing Our Neighborhoods. Jeffery Stanford, lead organizer for ACTION, said the Mobile Market was created …

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio – A new program being launched by Valley Partners will provide $10,000 grants to qualifying new small businesses to pay for accounting and legal assistance. Valley Partners has set aside $300,000 per year for the next two years to fund the program, Teresa Miller, executive director, said.  The $600,000 will come out …

“Come Sail Away With Us” is the theme for Saturday’s Waterfire Sharon, the final one of 2023 in downtown Sharon, Pa. The food court and artists market starts at 2 p.m. The children area opens at 3 p.m. and will feature demonstrations by the Sharon School District’s Tiger Tech Robotics Team and a Touch a Truck …

Leaders of charitable foundations in the Mahoning Valley see a bright future for philanthropy in the area as they not only contribute money to worthwhile causes and organizations, but also work to bring groups and people together to grow and improve the area. “The Wean Foundation serves as a connector to leverage resources, create partnerships …