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Ferguson’s Crisis of Opportunity

CBS News reports that young Black men in Ferguson, Missouri, are suffering from an unemployment rate of nearly 50%. Our founder and president George T. McDonald released the following statement in support of peace, opportunity, and prosperity for the people of Ferguson. If a man doesn’t have a job or an income, he has neither life […]

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Gen. Loree Sutton named Commissioner of Veterans’ Affairs

Today New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the appointment of Brigadier General Loree L. Sutton to Commissioner of Veterans’ Affairs. After a 30-year career in the US Army and becoming the highest ranking psychiatrist in the force, Gen. Sutton will now lead one of our city’s most important agencies at a critical time […]

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EDITORIAL: Homes Don’t Cure Homelessness

Housing First strategies are popular among states rethinking their homeless policies.  In this editorial which first appeared in The Huffington Post, Executive Vice President of The Doe Fund Harriet McDonald advocates for more effective alternatives. “Give the homeless homes.” That’s the latest trend in our country’s fight to end homelessness. If we throw enough homes […]