POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director or officer of
United Community Financial Corp. (the "Holding Company") and/or The Home Savings
and Loan Company of Youngstown, Ohio (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and
appoints Timothy W. Esson and/or Jude J. Nohra as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all Securities and Exchange Commission Forms  3, 4
and 5 with respect to the securities of the Holding Company beneficially owned
by the undersigned, any and all amendments thereto and electronic application
forms therefor, and to file the same, and other documents relating thereto, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and grants unto said attorneys-in-fact
and agents and substitute or substitutes full power and authority to do each and
every act and thing requested and necessary to be done in and about the premises
as fully to all intents and purposes as he might do in person, and hereby
ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and
substitutes may lawfully do and seek to be done by virtue hereof. The
undersigned acknowledges that the attorneys-in-fact appointed hereby are not
assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY shall be valid until such time as it is revoked by the
undersigned in writing.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this 29th
day of September, 2014.



                                                /s/ Ellen J. Tressel
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                                                Ellen J. Tressel

WITNESS:

/s/ Pam Duko
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Name: Pam Duko
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