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On the evening of July 6, 2010 the Newport Neighborhood Association along with various community leaders, residents and congregation members of two area churches joined together for a Prayer Vigil on Youngstown's South Side.  Though many topics were discussed, the heart of the matter was addressing the excessive speeding and traffic problems that plague the Hudson Avenue artery between Indianola Road and Midlothian Boulevard.

A successful kick-off to MVOC's Youngstown Healthy Neighborhood Store Initiative was held on Thursday, June 24.  The meeting, held at Rhodef Sholom Temple in Youngstown, brought together community residents and store owners interested in providing better acces to healthy foods in Youngstown's food deserts.

Over 200 leaders from Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Youngstown gathered on Friday, May 21, 2010 for the Regional Network Conference: Rebuilding the Cities that Built America. 

Designed as a way to share best practices among the region, the day-long conference featured speakers and offered workshops focused around the issues that older industrial cities are facing. 

Congressman Tim Ryan made a visit to Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Youngstown for a question and answer Forum on the recently passed Health Care Reform Law.

The forum, hosted by MVOC featured a brief speech and question and answer period from Ryan as well as several testimonials from community leaders on the impact of health care - or the lack thereof - in their lives and what the bill's passage into law means for each of them.