OPHC Director Ramjatin: historic $26M funding increase of 800%
Ramjatin details the Mamdani administration's unprecedented $26 million funding increase to OPHC, an 800% increase, calling it an investment worthy of the most diverse city in the world. He says the funding will expand programming, deepen partnerships, hire staff, and build a city prevention infrastructure.
The Mamdani administration has made an unprecedented commitment to hate prevention by increasing funding to OPHC by $26 million, an increase of more than 800%.
This historic investment recognizes that preventing hate is not simply about responding after
incidents occur.
It is about building resilient communities where hate cannot take root in the first place.
For the first time, OPHC is being resourced at a scale that matches both the urgency of its mission and the diversity of the city it serves.
That investment will allow us to expand programming
deepen partnerships, reach more communities, hire more staff, and build a city prevention infrastructure.
It is an investment worthy of our city.
The most diverse city in the world.
That diversity is one of our greatest strengths, but it also requires intentional investments to keep those bonds strong.
Investments in relationship building, investments in education, investments in community trust.
Today, I would like to highlight how OPHC, with the backing of the Mamdani administration, fulfills its mission to prevent hate, strengthen communities, and foster belonging across our city.
No New Yorker should ever feel unsafe because of their identity, their beliefs,
the appearances or background.
This administration had made that principle a foundation of its community safety agenda, and OPHC is proud to help carry it forward.