"I didn't know the Youngstown my Father did, flooded with people..."

It's a look at Youngstown many have never seen before.

"I thought it would make such a great film to spend more time and to really see the work that people are doing and see their lives unfold and I think that's a different story than the rest of the country is used to seeing about Youngstown," says Karla Murthy, the director of 'The Place That Makes Us.'

Karla Murthy says she spent the next 2 to 3 years compiling stories and following the day-to-day of those working at the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation.

The documentary aims to expose those that have not fled the city but instead are trying to change it for the better.

"I hope that people see another side of Youngstown too. That there are people working for positive change and to get things done and to build some positive momentum here," says Ian Beniston, the Executive Director of the YNDC. 

Ian tells me that the documentary scratches the surface on all that the YNDC does here for the city of Youngstown and hopes people take time to look into the organization and look into the rest of what they do here for the city of Youngstown.

"We do a lot of home repair work, we provide housing counseling, we do some basic neighborhood clean up," adds Beniston. 

You can view the documentary or through your local PBS station, follow this link to find out more: https://worldchannel.org/