Wean Foundation Awards $1.5 million to Local Groups

WARREN, Ohio — The board of directors of The Raymond John Wean Foundation earlier this month approved more than $1.5 million in Community Investment Grants to benefit seven nonprofits in the Mahoning Valley. The grants support the Wean Foundation’s priorities of supporting educational opportunities, community revitalization, and public and civic sector leadership. The Community Investment …

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Wean Foundation awards $1.5 million in community investment grants

The grants support the Foundation’s priorities of educational opportunity, community revitalization and public and senior civic leadership.  Wednesday, December 20th 2023, 2:02 PM EST By Zach Mosca The Raymond John Wean Foundation has announced on Wednesday that it has approved over $1.5 million in grants for seven Mahoning Valley non-profit organizations. The grants support the Foundation’s …

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Local organizations are getting more money

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 …

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YNDC awarded $600,000 for Glenwood Avenue projects

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 …

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI AWARDS $1,000,000 AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM GRANT TO YNDC

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 …

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Wean Foundation Awards $670K to Inspiring Minds, OCCHA

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 …

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Raymond John Wean Foundation donates $670,000 to community groups

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 …

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The Raymond John Wean Foundation Supports Black-led and Hispanic-led Organizations Advancing Equitable Education, Economic Opportunity

Wean Foundation board approves grants to Inspiring Minds and the Organización Cívica y Cultural Hispana Americana Inc. WARREN, OHIO—SEPTEMBER 28, 2023—The Raymond John Wean Foundation’s board recently granted a total of $670,000 to support Mahoning Valley nonprofits Inspiring Minds and the Organización Cívica y Cultural Hispana Americana Inc. (OCCHA). These grants reflect the Wean Foundation’s …

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Mobile Market hits the streets of Youngstown

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 …

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