Reminder!
OIC Summer Crisis Programs ends September 30, 2025
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OIC was founded locally by Mrs. Carol Scott and has been in operation in Clark County for over 50 years.
OIC assists high school aged youth in earning the academic credits they need to earn a high school diploma.
OIC provides vocational training options to help individuals gain marketable skills for the workforce.
OIC provides services to support families in their journey toward self-sufficiency.
Share Your Story
Opportunities for Individual Change (OIC) and the Learning Opportunities Center (LOC) are looking for past clients and / or students who would like to share their stories of how OIC or LOC helped them to better themselves or their situation over the last 50+ years. These stories can be related to any program that OIC has offered.
If you would like more information on how share your story please visiting us at our HEAP Drive-Thru (at 600 W. Main St., Springfield, Ohio) and request a form, or reach out to us by using Messenger from either of our Facebook pages:
Opportunities for Individual Change, Inc.
The OIC of Clark County, Inc. mission is to provide services designed to reduce poverty and promote employment and education. Our vision is to provide individuals with the hope, skills, and opportunities for a better life.
Who We Are
OIC (Opportunities for Individual Change) is Clark County’s Community Action Agency
In the past two years OIC has confronted and addressed some of the most important and challenging human service issues our county has faced in more than twenty years. As rental assistance funding from COVID went away, the homeless crisis in Clark County grew. OIC addressed these challenges by seeking funds approved directly from Governor Dewine. The results from this advocacy gave hundreds homeless families with children, veterans, and returning citizens from incarceration a warm shelter at our county's only homeless Shelter. During this same time, the dedicated staff helped over 10,000 low-income county residents with funds to save them from having their utilities disconnected.
Next year, OIC will celebrate its 25th anniversary of its alternative High School. Over the years it has served more than 1000 students who were able to receive their high school diplomas from their home school. And most recently, OIC and other organizations initiated funding and strategic planning to reduce youth Gun Violence in our community by submitting and receiving a 1.6-million-dollar department of justice grant. All of these efforts allow OIC to advocate on behalf of the disadvantaged, the struggling, and those who just want a hand up not a handout. During this month and in the months ahead,
please remember our work and speak to those that will listen about how important all of these programs are to our community and the individuals we serve.
