Community Development

Key resources that impact the lives of our residents.

Community Resources

Access & Transport

Hardin County Council on Aging

The Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance partners with the Hardin County Council on Aging to promote the HCCOA's transportation services for the seniors of Hardin County.

Access & Transport

HHWP CAC Transportation

The Hancock Hardin Wyandot Putnam Community Action Commission maintains a list of transportation resources on their website. Some services have eligibility requirements.

Children & Education

State Support Team 6

Family Corner includes early learning family support, regional family support services, resources, and more.

Children & Education

OSU Extension Hardin County

4-H Youth Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Community Development, Family & Consumer Sciences, Supplemental Nutrion Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed).

Children & Education

Hardin County Schools

Hardin County public schools, Board of DD, Community School, Career Centers, and Ohio Northern University.

Community Safety

Hardin County Emergency Management

The primary mission of the Emergency Management Agency is to coordinate activities to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.

Community Safety

Hardin County Safety Services

Police, Fire, and EMS services provided in the Hardin County area.

Environment

Kenton-Hardin Health Department

Animal/vector control, campgrounds, food service, household sewage treatment, nuisance complaints, swimming pools, commercial plumbing inspections, and water systems.

Environment

County Wildlife Officer

Law enforcement relative to wildlife resources, property owned or administered by the Division of Wildlife and Ohio Department of Natural Resources, stream pollution and littering, and all other areas of responsibility of the Division of Wildlife.

Environment

Keep Hardin County Beautiful

Promoting recycling, litter prevention, beautification, and waste reduction.

Housing

Ohio Housing Locator

Search for affordable and accessible Ohio rental housing using this free-to-use service.

Housing

Hancock Metropolitan Housing Authority

HMHA's goal is to promote personal, economic, and social upward mobility to provide families the opportunity to make the transition from subsidized to non-subsidized housing.

Housing

HUD Homes

HUD offers a variety of apartments, duplexes, townhouses, and single-family houses to purchase in Hardin County.

Place

Memorial Park Golf Course

Hardin County is home to the Memorial Park Golf Course, an 18-hole, par-72 course.

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Home Run Memorial Park

Baseball and softball facilities.  Home of Kenton Little League.

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Hardin County Community Foundation

The Hardin County Community Foundation was established to be the vehicle for those interested in fostering the present and future needs of the people of all ages in Hardin County in the the fields of arts, health, education, recreation, and beautification.

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OhioHealth Community Relations

OhioHealth Community Relations extends the OhioHealth mission "to improve the health of those we serve" beyond the hospital walls.

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Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative

The Mid-Ohio Energy Community Fund was established to help support communities by providing funds for community service projects, medical care and equipment, food, clothing, housing, and other needed services.

Tackling Poverty

United Way of Hardin County

United Way of Hardin County is on a mission to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of the community to advance the common good!

Tackling Poverty

HHWP CAC

The Hancock Hardin Wyandot Putnam Community Action Commission is committed to reducing the conditions of poverty by providing comprehensive services to improve lives.

Tackling Poverty

WOCAP

The West Ohio Community Action Partnership is committed to promoting education, healthy prenatal outcomes, parental involvement, financial assistance, personal achievements and other services that families and individuals need.

Discover Hardin County

Community Improvement Corporations

Community Improvement Corporations (CIC's) are economic development organizations with the purposes of: advancing, encouraging, and promoting the industrial, economic, commercial, and civic development of a community or area; or facilitating the reclamation, rehabilitation, and reutilization of vacant, abandoned, tax-foreclosed, or other real property. CIC's can hold and manage vacant, abandoned, or tax-foreclosed real property pending its reclamation, rehabilitation, and reutilization; and can assist governmental entities and other nonprofit or for-profit persons to assemble, clear, and clear the title of property described above in a coordinated manner. CIC's can also promote economic and housing development in a county or region.

Community Improvement Corporations in Hardin County

Hardin County Relocation Guide

A helpful guide and great tool to assist you in your move to Hardin County, Ohio.