YOUNGSTOWN — A team of 10 from the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps is in Youngstown to assist the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation and the city with neighborhood cleanup projects for the next six weeks.

The projects will include cleaning and boarding up vacant homes and demolishing collapsed garages at occupied homes on Youngstown’s West Side.

YNDC said it is the first organization in Youngstown to host an Americorps NCCC team. The team is staying at Martin Luther Lutheran Church on the South Side.

“We’re very excited to host the team,” Jack Daugherty, YNDC neighborhood stabilization director, said.

“AmeriCorps NCCC has been an asset to our organization and our city. They help us to get more done to revitalize Youngstown’s neighborhoods than we can do on our own.”

Daugherty said YNDC also is grateful to the church for housing the team and the Youngstown Parks Department for providing it with access to recreational facilities.

An AmeriCorps team also worked in Youngstown last year.

Over a seven-week term, the team cleaned up 102 vacant properties, boarded 22 vacant homes, collected 208 tires, removed 705 yards of debris, scraped and cleared 6,480 linear feet of sidewalk, and cleaned out four homes in preparation for rehabilitation.

The AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps and its FEMA Corps unit engages up to 2,800 young Americans in a full-time, 10-month commitment to service each year.

AmeriCorps NCCC members address critical needs related to natural and other disasters, infrastructure improvement, environmental stewardship and conservation, and urban and rural development. FEMA Corps members are solely dedicated to disaster preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery work. The programs are administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service.

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