For over 50 years, we’ve worked hand-in-hand with community leaders, funding partners, and legislators, to assist communities throughout Southeast Ohio in securing resources and in developing a range of programs and services to that have a positive impact on the region’s residents and quality of life.
Since our inception in 1968, Buckeye Hills has delivered $595 million in services to the region through our Aging & Health and Home Care divisions. Through our Community Development and Planning divisions, Buckeye Hills has brought more than $900 million to our region’s communities. In 2023:
Designated by the Appalachian Regional Commission Local Development Districts (LDDs) are the multi-county planning organizations facilitating community-based, regionally driven, economic development. There are 74 LDDs that serve the 13 states of the Appalachian Region. In Ohio, four LDDs serve the state’s 32 Appalachian counties. The LDDs serve as multi-jurisdictional community and economic development grassroots organizations that provide administrative, professional, and technical assistance to local governments and citizens.
In Appalachian Ohio, the four LDDs are Buckeye Hills Regional Council, Eastgate Regional Council of Governments, Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association, and Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission.
