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Welcome to Cuyahoga County Community Development!

Ohio State University Extension brings the knowledge of The Ohio State University to your door. We fulfill the university’s land-grant mission by interpreting knowledge and research developed by the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State, and other land-grant universities across the U.S., so that Ohioans can use the research-based information to better their lives, businesses, organizations, and communities. For more information please visit https://comdev.osu.edu/home

Our Mission

Ohio State University Extension Community Development helps communities enhance their well-being.

Our Values

As Community Development professionals, 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

Our Vision

Ohio State University Extension Community Development is a leader in community development education and an unbiased partner in the implementation of strategies to achieve community and organizational goals.

Our educational and applied research efforts are aligned under four areas of emphasis:

  • Community Economic Development
  • Organizational Development
  • Community Leadership Development
  • Participatory Community Planning

Community Development in Cuyahoga County

  • Programming
  • Outreach
  • Food Policy & Food Security
  • Food Access & Food Deserts
  • Food Waste & Recovery
  • Farmers’ Market Development & Support
  • GIS Analysis & Mapping
  • Community & Urban Sustainability

For more information about any of the services we provide for the community please contact Amanda Osborne at (216)-429-8200 ext. 212 or at osborne.414@osu.edu