Connect Clermont was built on a simple but powerful belief: when neighbors come together around a shared vision, our community thrives.

That belief took root in 1988, when community leaders convened a county-wide conversation about Clermont County’s future. Volunteers participated in a year-long visioning process known as Clermont 2001. The resulting report called on residents, businesses, and elected officials to pursue key economic development and quality-of-life initiatives over the coming decade.

By 2012, a new generation of leaders recognized how much our community had grown, and how much more was possible. Many community conversations were held in churches, conference rooms, and kitchen tables, surfacing shared values and ideas for moving Clermont forward. The result was Clermont’s Agenda For The Future (2014), with goals around these quality-of-life themes: Economic Opportunity, Transportation, Parks, Nature & Recreation, Vibrant Community, Lifelong Learning, Health & Wellness, and Housing. 

As the effort transitioned from planning to implementation, it became clear that a dedicated structure was needed to sustain the community’s momentum. Out of that realization, Connect Clermont was formed as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Inspired by the findings compiled in the Agenda for the Future, Connect Clermont emerged to steward that work and asked this simple but powerful question: Where can we infuse our community with the resources and opportunities for a brighter future?

Over the years, that question has guided our evolution and shaped the three pillars–Good News, Good Deeds, and Good Work–through which we work to inform, engage, and activate our Clermont community.

Community starts with connection, and we believe progress happens when people come together. Our purpose is to create the connections that make that possible.