Dr. Williams spoke on behalf of OBT to the Committees on Economic Development and Investigations to discuss how OBT can help create a more equitable economic recovery process for NYC.

The City Council Committee on Youth Services held a preliminary budget hearing to discuss the fiscal plans for Fiscal Year 2023. As a youth service provider, Dr. Williams spoke on behalf of OBT to discuss how the pandemic affected our participants and to advocate for various investments to support [...]

Along with our hardworking staff, over 1,000 people showed up to the #JUSTPAY Rally outside of City Hall demanding just pay for human service workers on March 10th, 2022. The campaign represents a strong coalition of human services workers, organizations, elected officials, and community members who are fighting to [...]

Hear from Our President and CEO, Dr. Darlene Williams. As she speaks in front of the Queens Borough Board Budget Hearing, where Dr. Williams argued for continued investment in our work in the borough

OBT participated in the New York Association of Training & Employment Professionals' (NYATEP) Advocacy Day, to demonstrate the overwhelming support from across New York State from the business community and workforce sector for S6589 (Persaud)/A7534 (Rosenthal) which would establish a six-month, 100% income disregard for New Yorkers receiving cash [...]