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 A 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.

“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.

Give the gift of opportunity

Your gift helps us train workers, uplift families, and bring economic mobility to more people.

Whether you’re an employer, a prospective student, or a future supporter—we’d love to hear from you.