Welcome to the Lawrence
County
Community Development
Program
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About Community Development in Lawrence County
Values
As Community Development Professionals in Lawrence County, we value:
- Education as a means to help people identify assets, capacities, needs,
resources, and solutions
- Civic involvement (or participation) to improve the quality of
community/neighborhood life
- Internal and external collaborations and partnerships
- The uniqueness of individuals and communities/neighborhoods
- The applied and theoretical dimensions of community development
- The development of viable communities through the wise use of natural,
economic, social, and human resources
- Information and knowledge as a basis for decisions
Vision
Ohio State University Extension is a leader in community development
education and a partner in the implementation of strategies to achieve community
goals. Lawrence County wants to continue these strategies in the county.
The Community Development educational areas are:
- Community Based Planning
- Community Leadership
- Public Issues Education
- Economic Development
- Sustainable Communities
- Community Wellness and Environment
Extension Community Development particularly addresses the following
clientele:
- Elected and appointed officials
- Ohio's business community
- Current and emerging community leaders
Four identified roles for Extension Community Development perform when
assisting communities are to:
- Provide perspectives to residents and leaders regarding local
development issues.
- Increase the knowledge base for individual and community decisions.
- Develop clientele skills necessary to help achieve their individual and
community goals.
- Help to create an inclusive decision-making environment
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Upcoming
Program Information
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Special
Events
Communities of
Excellence Initiative
Education for Sustainable
Communities in Ohio
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Connections
to Web Sites
The Ohio State University Related Links
Extension
Community Development
http://www-comdev.ag.ohio-state.edu/
Disaster
and Homeland Security
Data
Center
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~dataunit
State Government
Connect
Ohio
http://www.connectohio.com
State
of Ohio Front Page
http://www.state.oh.us
Ohio
Department of Development
http://www.odod.ohio.gov
Ohio
Department of Development, Office of Strategic Research
http://www.odod.ohio.gov/osr/dataline.htm
Legislative Information
Legislative
Information Service
http://www.lis.state.oh.us
Data and Demograhics Information
US
Bureau of the Census
http://www.census.gov/
American
Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association
http://www.accra.org
National
Agricultural Statistics Service
http://www.usda.gov/nass/
National
Center for Education Statistics
http://www.ed.gov/NCES/
US
Geological Society
http://www.usgs.gov/
US
Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/
US
Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/
Department
of Commerce Economic Statistics
http://www.doc.gov/bureaus/econ.htm
Miscellaneous Resources
US
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/
Small
Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/
Center
for Rural America
http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~fra/
Rocky
Mountain Institute
http://www.rmi.org/
American
Planning Association (APA)
http://www.planning.org/
Sustainability
http://www.subjectmatters.com/indicators/
University
of Minnesota's Economic Development Policy Program
http://www.hhh.umn.edu/Centers/SLP/edweb/home.htm
Business
Retention & Expansion International
http://www.brei.org/
Kellogg
Foundation
http://www.unl.edu/kellogg/index.html
Indiana
Economic Development Academy
http://www.bsu.edu/IEDA/
Rural Development Centers
North
Central Center for Rural Development
http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/rdev/RuralDev.html
Norteast
Center for Rural Development
http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/casconf/nercrd/nercrd.html
South
Rural Development Center
http://ext.msstate.edu/srdc/
Western
Rural Development Center
http://osu.orst.edu/dept/WRDC/
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