Tune in to the Wall Street Journal’s “Community Conversations: The Impact of Re-Entry Programs” with OIC of America’s very own Lètitia A. Crippen
Re-entry programs across the country are helping people re-enter the workplace amid new challenges with Covid-19 and a tightened job market. Join Lètitia A. Crippen, Senior Program Manager for OIC of America, Caitlin Dawkins, Program Manager at FHI 360 National Institute for Work and Learning and Kerri Pruitt, Executive Director at The Dannon Project, as they discuss working with formerly incarcerated people to start new lives and the roles of communities and employers in that journey.
Department of Labor funds OIC of America to serve 5000 returning citizens by 2023, with 2000 served in Pennsylvania
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2020 Philadelphia, PA. – The National Headquarters of ‘Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America (OICA) of Philadelphia, PA. For more than 55 years, OIC of […]
Happy JUNETEENTH from OIC of America
History of JUNETEENTH – https://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union […]
Montgomery County begins COVID19 contact tracing at Norristown test site
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OIC of America Condemns Racism and Fights for Social Justice
We have all heard it before, “I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired.” The unjust treatment and senseless killing of Black people in this country must stop now. […]
OIC’s Feeding America – One Community at a Time
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected marginalized communities around the country, and many OIC affiliates are stepping in to help provide healthy food options and personal hygiene items to those […]