OBT hosted our first COVID-19 giveaway on July 26th, and it was a tremendous success. We are grateful to our friends in Bushwick for hosting us and to the staff across OBT for helping us ensure 177 COVID tests were received by residents, staff, and program participants. We are also thankful [...]
OBT tabled at NYCHA community, Gowanus Houses, where we supported Senator Brisport, Council Member Restler, Assembly Member Simon and other organizations support the community with a resource fair after an unfortunate incident at the beginning of July. We had an amazing time speaking with community members about our [...]
OBT was present at 51st annual legislative conference, Hosted by The New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Caucus. The mission of the NYSABPRHAL conference was to engage New York State residents of color into a dialogue about issues and policies that have an impact [...]
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 [...]
As OBT’s President & CEO Dr. Darlene Williams, PhD, I’m honored to serve on NYC Mayor-Elect Eric Adams’ Transition Team as a member of the Economic and Workforce Development Committee. It's a privilege to share my voice with so many tireless advocates and policy experts focused on the economic recovery [...]
#BuildingFutures is an essential part of our mission at OBT. Partnership is key to accomplishing that vision! OBT was present at the SOMOS conference building those networks and gaining support from key stakeholders to continue #BuildingFutures. Our CEO, @drdeewilliams , had the opportunity to connect and meet with elected officials that represent the communities [...]
