In 1983, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow was founded out of a Sunset Park, Brooklyn storefront to serve out-of-school and unemployed young people. The waterfront neighborhood had been a booming industrial hub in the mid-20th century, but by the 1980s, many of its factories had begun to close.
36 years later, that once-deserted waterfront has become a hub for technology, tech manufacturing and startup companies. With jobs available in these emerging fields, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow — still headquartered in Sunset Park and still focused on youth employment — faces a new task: “to make these jobs visible for those who live in Sunset Park and the rest of Brooklyn, when there’s still attention and resources needed to connect people to higher-paying jobs,” says Liliana Polo-McKenna, chief executive officer.
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