About Neighborhood
Development Services

NDS Company Narrative

Neighborhood Development Services, Inc. (NDS) is a private 501(c)(3) agency and an exemplary rated chartered NeighborWorks® America Member. NDS first opened its doors in August of 1985 under the name Ravenna Development Corporation. The organization was originally founded to form an on-going, private-public partnership to address the economic and community development needs of the City of Ravenna, Ohio. Since that time, NDS and the services it provides have expanded exponentially. It now serves most of Northeast Ohio, including the counties of Portage, Ashtabula, Columbiana, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne as well as portions of West Virginia and Michigan.

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. In most cases, NDS enters into an agreement with the community to utilize CDBG and/or HOME funds. NDS is a frequent recipient of the USDA Housing Preservation grant, and has also administered Summit County’s Lead Hazard Abatement Program.

NDS’s diverse program portfolio also includes downtown revitalization, economic development, financing and job creation, revolving loan fund administration, project administration, and grant implementation. This diversity has given NDS the capacity to play a key role in the revitalization of the Barberton, Garrettsville, and Ravenna downtowns and impact countless other Northeast Ohio communities.

NDS accomplishes each community’s goals exclusively through forming partnerships with political jurisdictions, local banks, local Chamber of Commerce, the State of Ohio, USDA Rural Development, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, NeighborWorks America, and other private nonprofit and for-profit stakeholders.

We encourage any city or county officials to contact us for more information.