in Scioto County
Extension Community Development programs help
communities enhance their well-being within seven issue areas.
The Ohio State University, The United
States Department of Agriculture, and Scioto County Commissioners Cooperating.County Home Page
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Agriculture
Community Development
Family & Consumer Sciences
Family Nutrition Program
4-H Youth Development
- Planning and Implementation - Helping communities identify their unique assets and capacities for building community well-being.
- Leadership Skills - Developing partnerships with leadership organizations to present training programs that strengthen the skills of existing and future leaders.
- Sustainable Communities - Developing methods that integrate the economic, social and ecological components of healthy communities.
- Economic Development - Using the latest research and strategies in the creation of public-private partnerships for a strong economy and workplace opportunities.
- Public Issues - Helping communities gain broad participation for better informed decisions on difficult community issues.
- Environmental Education Programming - Creating a better understanding of the contribution of Ohio's environment to family and community well-being.
- Government and Community Services - Improving the understanding of participatory government through education on public finance, land use, governance structure issues and providing training for local officials.
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Internet Resources
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Extension Community Development
OSU Data Center
State Government
Connect Ohio
State of Ohio
Ohio Department of Development
Ohio Department of Development, Community Development Division
Ohio Department of Development, Scioto County Profile (Adobe PDF)
Ohio Department of Development, Strategic Research
Data and Demograhics Information
American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association
National Agricultural Statistics Service
National Center for Education Statistics
U.S. Bureau of the Census
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Analysis
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
U.S. Department of Labor
Miscellaneous Resources
American Planning Association (APA)
Business Retention & Expansion International
Fund for Rural America
Center for Economic Development
Kellogg Foundation
Rocky Mountain Institute
Small Business Administration
Sustainable Measures
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Rural Development Centers
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
Norteast Center for Rural Development
South Rural Development Center
Western Rural Development Center
All educational programs conducted by Ohio State University Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or Vietnam-era veteran status.
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Keith L. Smith, Director, Ohio State University Extension. TDD # 1 (800) 589-8292 (Ohio only) or (614) 292-1868
Updated: May, 2003