Mayor Jay Williams mentions MVOC as integral to 2010 and future success

In an interview on Lincoln Avenue, Mayor Jay Williams mentioned MVOC as a major reason for Youngstown's success:

As he acknowledges, the plan has succeeded in several unexpected ways, by bringing positive media attention to the city and by inspiring organizing efforts by non-governmental groups like the Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative.  Indeed, the greatest measure of the success of 2010 might be the grants and significant donations that are helping to fund the new Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation -- a new non-profit that promotes local development and citizen engagement, reflecting the neighborhood-centered community organizing approach that started here with 2010.

 

Read the full interview here.

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