On November 29th, The Doe Fund celebrated its 30th Anniversary at its annual Gala. Founder and President George McDonald made the following remarks to commemorate the occasion and set the organization’s course for its next thirty years of work. Our city’s first homelessness crisis turned our streets into a purgatory of desperation and deprivation. But when we truly […]
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Founded in 1985, The Doe Fund provides life-transforming services for the homeless, the formerly incarcerated, disenfranchised youth, and people living with AIDS.
The organization's flagship Ready, Willing & Able program has helped tens of thousands of individuals achieve permanent self sufficiency through paid work, transitional housing, and employment training.
Ready, Willing & Able graduate Lawrence spent thirty-two years incarcerated in New York State. In his stirring remarks at The Doe Fund’s 30th Anniversary Gala, he describes his journey home and the role Ready, Willing & Able played in it. Not long ago, I was coming home late at night after my shift when I […]
Angel joined the Young Men’s Program at Ready, Willing & Able after a lifetime of hardships. In his speech, delivered at The Doe Fund’s 30th Anniversary Gala, he spoke of embracing the best parts of himself and how the Young Men’s Program helped him leave the rest– and the past– behind. No one wants to admit […]
Hundreds Protest to Stop Sex Offender Transfer Formerly Homeless Men Demand Opportunity, Job Security, Safety; Mayor Leaves for Extended Vacation On Tuesday evening, hundreds of formerly homeless and incarcerated men in bright blue uniforms stood across from the Mayor’s residence, demanding a halt of the forced transfer of sex offenders into the facilities where they […]
Above, children attend a puppet show at Maria Hernandez Park, just 1750 feet from The Doe Fund’s Porter Avenue Facility. Sign the petition to keep East Williamsburg and Bushwick safe: Change.org The Department of Homeless Services is targeting the Peter Jay Sharp Center for Opportunity in East Williamsburg and attempting to force The Doe Fund to warehouse sex […]
Get the facts on The Doe Fund’s fight to preserve the jobs and safety of the “men in blue” of Ready, Willing & Able. For more information on the events leading up to The Doe Fund’s suit against the Department of Homeless Services to stop the transfer of sex offenders into its facilities, see the […]
The following timeline details the events leading up to and immediately following The Doe Fund’s lawsuit against DHS, The City of New York, and Commissioner Gilbert Taylor to stop the administration’s transfer of sex offenders into the Peter Jay Sharp Center for Opportunity. In the two years before the Department of Homeless Services’ attempt to disperse sex […]
On June 17th, The Doe Fund filed suit against the City of New York, the Department of Homeless Services, and Commissioner Gilbert Taylor to stop them from forcing 50 sex offenders into the Porter Avenue facility. The story has been covered extensively by NBC, The New York Post, and the New York Daily News. Harriet McDonald, The […]
Council Member Greenfield Calls for Renewal, Expansion of NYC Cleanup New York City Council Members, Partners, and Community Leaders Rally for Cleaner Streets, Better Jobs for New Yorkers in Need NEW YORK — New York City Councilmember David Greenfield led a rally on the steps of City Hall on Wednesday, calling for the renewal and […]
In this week’s City & State magazine, The Doe Fund’s Executive Vice President, Harriet McDonald, advocated for a fresh approach to helping formerly incarcerated youth complete their educations and restore their lives. From the June 8th print edition: We tend to think about a young person’s education as a straight line; a series of steps […]