Ocean Bay Community Developement Corporation

REVITALIZE THE COMMUNITY. PROVIDES A SOURCE OF SERVICES TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL ECONOMIC WELL BEING OF PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY OF OCEAN BAY.

THE HUD ROSS GRANT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR SERVICE COORDINATORS WHO OFFER REFERRAL SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN NEW YORK. DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 STRAINS, CASE MANAGEMENT IS PROVIDED THROUGH IN-PERSON, VIRTUAL, OR PHONE MEETINGS. RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO HAVE NEEDS RELATED TO FOOD INSECURITY, TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, HOUSING ISSUES SUCH AS RENTAL ARREARS HAVE BECOME MORE PREVALENT, HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY AND BANKING WORKSHOPS. TO ADDRESS THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AMONG NYCHA RESIDENTS, OUTREACH EFFORTS HAVE INCREASED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, COVERING THE ENTIRE ROCKAWAY PENINSULA.

OTHER PROGRAMS

OBCDC WAS ESTABLISHED AS AN INFORMATION AND REFERRAL ORGANIZATION WITH A FOCUS ON HELPING FAMILIES RESIDING IN NYCHA HOUSING TO IDENTIFY AND ACCESS ESSENTIAL SERVICES. AS THE DEMAND FOR SERVICES CONTINUED TO GROW AND SERVICE PROVIDERS REMAINED SCARCE IN THE GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED AND UNDER-RESOURCED PENINSULA, WE INITIATED OUR OWN DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS. OVER TIME, WE HAVE DEVELOPED INTO A CRUCIAL HUB OF INNOVATIVE, PLACE-BASED, AND HOLISTIC PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING IN FAR ROCKAWAY. THE OLDER ADULT CENTER @ ARVERNE MARKS THE CULMINATION OF THE OLDER ADULT SERVICES THAT OBCDC HAS BEEN PROVIDING SINCE ITS INCEPTION. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN OUR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND IT PERFECTLY ALIGNS WITH OUR MISSION TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT THAT WILL ESTABLISH A HEALTHIER, SAFER, MORE PROSPEROUS, BETTER EDUCATED, AND REVITALIZED COMMUNITY. WE ENVISION THIS PROGRAM AS A CORNERSTONE FOR THE AGING POPULATION, SERV

THE FEC GRANT FUNDS A TEAM OF FOUR STAFF MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF ROCKAWAY AND BROAD CHANNEL AREAS IN NEW YORK CITY. THE CENTER AIMS TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE OF PARTICIPANTS BY ORGANIZING ENGAGING AND STIMULATING ACTIVITIES. THE DIRECTOR OVERSEES ALL SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE FEC AND COORDINATES AN INCLUSIVE PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC). THE FEC ALSO PARTNERS WITH OTHER LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND ALL OBCDC STAFF TO MAXIMIZE RESOURCES FOR THE PARTICIPANTS BENEFIT. THE FEC HAS BEEN ACTIVATED AS A CATALYST TO BRIDGE AND/OR UNITE RESIDENTS FROM THE WEST AND EAST ENDS; ENCOURAGING AND PROMOTING SHARED RESOURCES BETWEEN THE TWO COMMUNITIES; WHICH HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY DIVIDED.