A Better Tomorrow Starts With All of Us

Training workers changes lives. Changing systems changes generations. Join OIC of America in the fight for economic mobility, dignity, and opportunity in every American community.

We Believe Poverty Isn't Partisan.

For more than 60 years, OIC of America has helped people build careers, support families, and reclaim futures that the system tried to write off. But we’ve learned something along the way: no matter how many people we train, we can’t change everything one student at a time. To reach the millions of Americans still locked out of economic mobility, the systems themselves have to change.

Poverty reduction isn’t a partisan issue. It benefits all of us—rebuilding communities, strengthening local economies, and helping businesses thrive. And the opportunity in front of us right now is too important to leave to any one party, any one region, or any one point of view.

That’s what our Better Tomorrow agenda is about. It’s the work of making sure the policies, the funding, and the public will all rise to meet the urgency of this moment—so that opportunity stops being a lottery and starts being a promise this country actually keeps.

And here’s the truth: we can’t do it alone. Advocacy only works when people show up. That’s where you come in.

Two Pillars. One Better Tomorrow.

Economic Mobility

The surest path out of poverty is still a real job with a real future. We fight for skills-based pathways, industry-recognized credentials, and workforce systems that meet people where they are and move them into the middle class. We work to make certifications visible, accessible, and valued—because skills pay bills, and they also build dignity, self-determination, and generational wealth.

Civic Advocacy

Systems don’t change on their own. They change when people organize, voices rise, and lawmakers act. We mobilize the coalitions, voices, and public will that turn workforce urgency into workforce action—so that the policies shaping America’s economic future are written with forgotten people and forgotten places in mind, not around them.

What's At Stake

Training 1,600 people in just six months for careers paying at least $46,000 a year adds over $73 million to a single local economy.

Multiply that by every community in America, and you start to see what’s possible. That’s why we fight. That’s why your voice matters.

Join The Work

Every letter matters. Every call counts. Every story shared with a lawmaker moves us closer to a country where opportunity belongs to everyone. Here’s how you can help right now:

Send a Letter to Your Elected Officials

Write to Your Representatives

Send a Letter to Your Elected Officials

Enter your zip code, write a message, and tell your representatives that workforce development deserves their attention. We recommend personalizing the letter with your own story—the more personal it is, the more it lands.

Make A Call That Counts

Call Your Representatives

Make a Call That Counts

Lawmakers pay attention to calls from their constituents. Find the numbers to call at the link below. Scroll down this page to see our recommended talking points to make your voice heard in under three minutes.

Share Your Story

Record a Video Message

Share Your Story

Your story is your power. Whether you’ve been through one of our programs, hired one of our graduates, or watched workforce training change someone you love—your voice matters. Record a short video or write your story and we’ll share it with the lawmakers who need to hear it.

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Stay in the loop

Sign up for our advocacy updates to get action alerts, legislative news, and real-time updates on the bills we’re fighting for.

Write to Your Representatives

Send a Letter to Your Members of Congress

Enter your zip code and we’ll connect you directly to your senators and representative with a ready-to-send letter asking them to cosponsor the LEON Act. You can personalize it with your own story in about two minutes—a personal story lands harder than any form letter ever will.

Call Your Representatives

Make a Call That Counts

A phone call to a congressional office is one of the most effective advocacy tools there is. Find the phone numbers for your reps at the link below, then scroll down this page to see the talking points you’ll need to make your voice heard in under three minutes.

Record a Video Message

Share Your Story

Have you been through an OIC program? Hired an OIC graduate? Watched workforce training change someone in your life? Your story is the most persuasive thing a lawmaker can hear. Record a short video or write it down, and we’ll share it with the people who need to hear it.

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Stay in the loop

Sign up for our advocacy updates to get action alerts, legislative news, and real-time updates on the bills we’re fighting for.

“The LEON Act is an opportunity to future-proof tomorrow’s workforce by preparing adults for jobs that provide a pathway to the middle class. With no-cost training, we can transform lives, stabilize and strengthen communities, and address our national labor shortage. In doing so, we create a stronger America.”

— Louis J. King II, President & CEO, OIC of America

What We're Fighting For

tHe Leon Act (H.R. 3681)

Congress is currently considering the bipartisan Leveraging Educational Opportunity Networks (LEON) Act, introduced by Congressmen Dwight Evans (D-PA) and Chuck Edwards (R-NC) and named in honor of OIC founder Rev. Dr. Leon H. Sullivan. The bill would direct the U.S. Department of Labor to award competitive grants to nonprofit, accredited training organizations that partner with local employers to provide no-cost professional certification for living-wage jobs in construction, disaster recovery, manufacturing, and more. OIC of America is leading national advocacy for its passage—and every voice matters.

The Delaware Valley Alliance

In Pennsylvania, 78% of transportation funding comes from a regressive gas tax that hits the lowest-income households hardest—yet PennDOT’s construction workforce has been overwhelmingly white, with Black representation in heavy equipment operator roles stuck in the low single digits. The Delaware Valley Alliance, led by OIC of America, is a coalition of clergy, business leaders, elected officials, and community partners demanding three things: transparency, accountability, and investment.

Coming Soon

The work is expanding. In the years ahead, OIC of America is growing its advocacy footprint with new initiatives designed to bring workforce opportunity to more communities than ever before. Sign up to be the first to hear what’s next.

tHe Leon Act (H.R. 3681)

The Delaware Valley Alliance

Coming Soon

There's a Role For Everyone

Advocacy isn’t just for lobbyists and insiders. It’s for anyone who believes America works better when everyone has a fair shot. Here’s how you can become an active citizen:

If you’ve been through an OIC program—your story is the most powerful tool we have. Share it.

If you’re an employer—your voice carries weight with policymakers. Let them hear it.

If you’re a neighbor, family member, or friend of someone we’ve served—your support matters more than you know.

If you’re a lawmaker, funder, or coalition partner—let’s talk about how we work together.

Build a better Tomorrow With Us

Your voice is the advocacy we can’t do without. Take two minutes. Send a letter. Share a story. Help us build a country where potential is met with opportunity—everywhere it lives.

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