Community Support
Letters of Support from Partner Organizations
Organizations across our community have shared letters expressing support for the board’s work. Below, you can explore their statements and read each letter in full.
What you’ll find
Public letters submitted by nonprofit, education, civic, and community partners.
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The INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL of the FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES
The Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes opposes Oklahoma’s proposed changes to its workforce system, arguing they would eliminate local workforce boards, reduce tribal input, and centralize control. The resolution calls for pausing the changes, ensuring meaningful tribal consultation, and preserving locally governed workforce services.
IMPACT405
IMPACT405 supports maintaining Oklahoma’s local workforce development boards, arguing they provide essential regional knowledge, responsiveness, and partnerships, and urges the state to strengthen coordination without eliminating local leadership.
OIC of Oklahoma County
OIC of Oklahoma County supports maintaining local workforce development boards, emphasizing their role in addressing regional needs, strengthening partnerships, and ensuring responsive, accountable workforce services.
Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City
The Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City supports maintaining local workforce development boards, emphasizing their importance in meeting regional needs, fostering partnerships, and effectively serving job seekers—while warning that eliminating them would reduce responsiveness, collaboration, and accountability.
It’s My Community Initiative
It’s My Community Initiative supports maintaining local workforce development boards, highlighting their role in meeting regional needs, supporting youth and families, and fostering strong partnerships, while warning that eliminating them would reduce responsiveness, collaboration, and accountability.
Oklahoma County Juvenile Bureau
The Oklahoma County Juvenile Bureau supports maintaining local workforce development boards, emphasizing their importance in addressing regional needs, supporting partnerships, and effectively serving job seekers, while warning that eliminating them would reduce responsiveness and accountability.
Emerson South Mid-High School
Emerson South Mid-High School supports maintaining local workforce boards, highlighting their critical role in providing flexible, responsive career opportunities for at-risk students and warning that a centralized system would reduce local responsiveness and effectiveness.
Metro Tech
Metro Tech supports maintaining local workforce development boards, emphasizing their role in meeting regional needs, fostering partnerships, and ensuring responsive workforce services, while cautioning that eliminating them would weaken effectiveness and accountability.
The STAAR Foundation
The STAAR Foundation supports maintaining local workforce development boards, highlighting their role in connecting graduates to opportunities, fostering community partnerships, and ensuring workforce services remain responsive to regional needs.