Congressman Tim Ryan Announces $329,969 for Northeast Ohio
Ravenna, Ohio – Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) announces a $329,969 grant for Northeast Ohio to develop and preserve affordable housing, revitalize and sustain neighborhoods, and create jobs. This grant was provided by NeighborWorks America and distributed to Ravenna non-profit Neighborhood Development Services (NDS), a member of the National NeighborWorks network.
NDS serves most of Northeast Ohio, including the entire Portage County area, Ashtabula, Columbiana, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne Counties as well as portions of West Virginia.
“I applaud Northeast Ohio and NDS for receiving this important funding. The grant will go a long way in the advancing of the communities' economic and affordable housing needs,” said Congressman Ryan. “Public-private partnerships have been essential to revitalizing our neighborhoods, and Northeast Ohio will greatly benefit from the continued work of NDS.”
“With the generous support of Congress, NeighborWorks America is proud to award these grants to NeighborWorks network organizations throughout all fifty states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia to provide affordable housing opportunities, build strong neighborhoods, and create jobs. Through our strong investment in our network, we franchise excellence throughout our nearly 250 organizations,” said NeighborWorks America’s Interim President and CEO Jeffrey Bryson. “A strong indicator of the value of these grants is that in fiscal year 2017, we leveraged $59 dollars of other investments for every $1 provided by Congress to NeighborWorks America – resulting in a direct investment of $8.3 billion in communities across the country.”
NeighborWorks America is a public nonprofit organization, established by Congress in 1978 as the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (Public Law 95-557). It supports and enhances a network of nearly 250 local and regional nonprofit partner NeighborWorks organizations that bring together residents, private-sector business leaders, and representatives of local government to create communities of opportunity. For 40 years, NeighborWorks America has supported local solutions to community development and affordable housing in urban, suburban and rural by providing NeighborWorks organizations financial and grant support, training, technical assistance, organizational assessments, technology tools and other services.
Neighborhood Development Services, Inc. (NDS) is a private 501(c)(3) agency and an exemplary rated chartered NeighborWorks America Member. As a full service nonprofit developer, general contractor, property manager, and service provider, NDS has become a strong force in both residential and commercial real estate development. NDS’s programs include housing rehabilitation, its oldest service.