WHAT IS OIC?
OIC of America, Inc. is established to serve as the national headquarters to OIC Affiliates and provide technical assistance to communities replicating the OIC model.
OUR MISSION
To be an equalizer for poor communities by providing quality education and training through a national network of local affiliates. We believe investing in people is the answer to addressing the national labor shortage. We know we canensure people of all races and all backgrounds are successful for the good jobs America’s employers need to fill.
OUR VISION
We’re fighting for a country where all communities can support themselves and their families. Through collaboration and commitment, we break cycles of poverty and injustice to create a more just society. For everyone.
OUR VALUE PROPOSITION
We provide access to the tools, skills, and information that an individual needs to become self-sufficient. We help people help themselves.
We train the whole person: we recognize that our participants need more than basic job skills in order to succeed.
We believe that success comes when local communities mobilize to address local needs. We involve the total community in our work.
We are committed to identifying and using what has proven to be effective in helping our participants become productive, fulfilled members of their communities.
We search for new opportunities and business models that will increase our ability to help our participants become contributing members of their communities.
We believe that our work is a moral imperative and must be fulfilled with the highest standards of integrity. We have a culture of accountability to do the right work in the right way.