Ohio Conference of Community Development
Summer 2019 Newsletter
Volume 46 - Issue 4
June 30, 2019
OCCD 2019 Summer Annual Meeting

June 12, 2019

The OCCD Staff and Board invite you to attend this year's Summer Annual Meeting, which will be held on July 24th and 25th, 2019 at the Embassy Suites, Columbus (2886 Airport Drive, Columbus, OH 43219). This should be a great opportunity for us to expand our knowledge of community development through networking and informational sessions.   Continue Reading »
OCCD Summer Annual Meeting - Keynote Speaker - Lydia Mihalik, Director of the Development Services Agency

June 30, 2019

The Director of the Ohio Development Services Agency will be the keynote speaker at the OCCD Summer Annual Meeting held on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio.   Continue Reading »
OCCD Annual Award Winners to be Recognized at Summer Meeting

June 30, 2019

Ohio Conference of Community Development (OCCD), a statewide association of community and economic development practitioners, announced the winners of the 7th Annual OCCD Member Awards, the President's Award for Innovative Practices, and this year's Public Service Scholarships.   Continue Reading »
Wine and Basket Raffle

June 30, 2019

During the Summer Meeting raffle tickets will be sold for $1 per ticket or six for $5. OCCD will also be raffling bottles of Ohio wines and baskets donated by the OCCD Board of Directors, OCCD Foundation Board of Directors and Staff.   Continue Reading »
OCCD Awarded HUD Certificate of Appreciation

June 30, 2019

Michael Norton-Smith, OCCD Vice President accepted the HUD Certificate of Appreciation   Continue Reading »
White Superiority Complex

June 30, 2019

Bread For the World Made a very revealing presentation at our April Quarterly Meeting on the government sources of the Racial Wealth Gap and our unrecognized guilt of the persistent poverty of most African Americans; an issue that has troubled me for a long time. Why?   Continue Reading »
From Our Training Coordinator

June 30, 2019

Long winter, even longer wet/cool spring, change and adaptation…..sums up February to June!  OCCD has been pleased to offer quality trainings again this year.    Continue Reading »
Update from Ohio Development Services Agency

June 30, 2019

Summer is here! At the Development Services Agency we’re preparing for the Ohio State Fair and all the exciting festivals in our communities. Tourism is big business in Ohio and we want to make sure we have all the fun events across the state listed on our website, ohio.org. If your community has events coming up, you can add them to our database for free. Visit https://ohio.org/industry/database/ for more information.   Continue Reading »
Spotlight on Best Practices: Neighborhood Revitalization - City of Canton, Ohio

June 30, 2019

Best Practices Fact Sheet - Neighborhood Revitalization - City of Canton providing HOME and CDBG funds toward Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio's Central Project. Additional Best Practices Fact Sheets can be found at /learning-resources/best-practices-fact-sheets   Continue Reading »
Legislation . . . In the News

June 30, 2019

The following is a summary of recent Ohio General Assembly activity relating to economic development matters through June 27, 2019.   Continue Reading »
Ohio Conference of Community Development
P.O. Box 776, Urbana, Ohio 43078
Telephone & Fax: 937.652.3523
General Information Email: office@occd.org