OIC COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

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I think there’s no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people’s lives and improve the world.

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— Jack Lew

Paulette Fox along with Connecticut’s Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas and Johnny “Blaze” Turner proprietor of Blaze Barber Shop. Ms. Thomas has spent her entire career in public service. She has sponsored and helped pass a variety of voter-focused bills, such as automatic voter registration and resolutions to advance early voting and universal access to absentee ballots. Stephanie is committed to protecting voting rights and strengthening civic education in Connecticut. 

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Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) of New Britain is a non-profit (501(C)(3) nonprofit organization providing community services through federal, state and local funding sources. We are committed to helping those with barriers to self-sufficiency through our Young Adult Workforce Development initiatives as well as provide youth career awareness and readiness programming to middle and high school students.