One day, Gavriela Flores – 21 at the time and 9 months pregnant – came across an ad offering free social work services. Gavriela was unemployed and had to stop attending classes at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) after only one semester due to her pregnancy. Her mot... More>

"This is a dream come true. I have to work here.” These were Fatimata Diallo’s first words when she walked into Silverman, Sclar, Shin, & Byrne, PLLC in Manhattan for her internship interview. Mrs. Diallo enrolled in Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow‘s (OBT) Young Adult Inte... More>

In 2005, Leticia Bennett was a 19-year old single mother in her senior year at Tele-Communications High School in Brooklyn. Now she successfully works at the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Brooklyn in the medical billing department. Her journey to where she is today came with a lot of sacrifice a... More>

"Now I’m a 19 year old with a future”, those are the words from Farina Khan, a single mother that successfully completed the Opportunity Knocks Young Adult Internship Program in June 2008. She is a great example of the determination and commitment OBT tries to instill in their par... More>