December 2007
OAI proudly announces the graduation of 16 students from its Minority Worker Training program and 30 students from its Greencorps program. We wish them all the best of luck and success in their future endeavors.
November 20, 2007
OAI receives $35,550 grant from the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation to help support a full-time
Academic and Life Skills Training Manager to oversee the academic, computer, and
life skills elements of OAI job training programs.
September, 2007
OAI receives $750,000 grant to expand employment opportunities for women and
minorities in the construction industry.
For details, go to OAI PACT Web Site
OAI Director for Worker Education & Training, Alex Prentzas, talks about
the importance of JTED funding from the State of Illinois and how OAI has
utilized the funding to benefit poor and working class Illinois residents in the
Employment & Training Reporter - February 27, 2006
(see pg. 373 - Job Training: Illinois Customized Training for Poor Trumps ES
Services -- Development Out of Poverty, pg. 374))
Home Sweet Home
OAI Volunteer and friend, Tracy Poyser, writes about her experience with Habitat
for Humanity and OAI partner Boat People SOS in the Katrina-affected region of
southern Alabama.
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OAI responded to the Hurricane Katrina tragedy by conducting training in
November 2005 with local community groups and residents. Katrina
Presentation