About the OSU Extension Office of Paulding County

Office Hours and Location

The OSU Extension Office of Paulding County is open
from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday.  

We may be reached by phone at 419-399-8225 or by e-mail at paul@cfaes.osu.edu.   
Our fax number is 419-399-5590.

Our office is located just South of the Village of Paulding. From the Paulding County Courthouse, take St. Rt. 111 West, continue going straight on Williams Street, which will turn right into Fairground Drive.  The fairgrounds are on the left; the office is located at the main entrance to the fairgrounds (second entrance).

Map to Paulding County Extension Office

Program Areas

 Agriculture & Natural Resources

OSU Extension's Agriculture and Natural Resources educators help farmers, gardeners, landowners and businesses.

We help farmers:

• Strengthen their businesses, adopt new technology, and improve efficiency while protecting the environment

We help landowners:

• Manage woodlands and protect streams and watersheds

In addition, we train Master Gardeners who in turn extend research-based yard and garden information to Ohioans. We work with the green industries, from turf grass management to landscape and nursery companies.

  4-H and Youth Development

4-H is a community of young people nationwide who learn about leadership, citizenship and life skills. Participants include:

• Over 350 Paulding County youth and over 300,000 young people statewide, ages 5 to 19
• 75 local and 32,000 statewide volunteers donating time, energies and talents to work with young people annually

4-H offers over 200 4-H projects to complete and showcase at the Paulding County Fair.  4-Hers may also be invited to take their project to compete at the Ohio State Fair.  Youth Development includes programs such as CarTeens, School Enrichment and Summer Day Camps.   

   Family and Consumer Sciences

Family and Consumer Sciences professionals help build strong families. We offer programs and information in:

• Parenting and Family life
• Adult development and aging
• Balancing life, jobs and families and health

We also offer information in nutrition and food safety and help people manage money and prepare for retirement.

 Community Development

Community Development educators and specialists enhance communities by working with:

• Business community
• Current and emerging community leaders
• Elected and appointed officials

We 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, and help create an inclusive decision-making environment.

Paulding County Program Highlights

We have enjoyed providing services and educational opportunities to the Paulding County Area.  Reports from other Extension office from around the state are available on the Ohioline web site.

The Paulding County Extension Advisory Committee

The Extension Advisory Committee serves an important role in planning, conducting and evaluation of our local Extension educational programs and efforts. We thank them, along with our County Commissioners and Administrator for their time and support of our programs.

The Extension Advisory Committee Meetings are held four times a year. 
All meetings are held at the Youth Leadership Building on the Paulding County Fairgrounds beginning at 4:00 pm.

The Ohio State University, The United States Department of Agriculture, and Paulding County Commissioners Cooperating

Paulding County Demographics

Useful information regarding Paulding County may be found at:  http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/

Paulding County Resources

A listing of web sites for Paulding County agencies and organizations.