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The Doe Fund Partners with Google to Give Out Thanksgiving Meals

Participants in the organization’s Ready, Willing & Able reentry program joined local public officials to give out hundreds of free Thanksgiving salads in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. New York, NY— On Wednesday, November 23rd, participants of The Doe Fund’s Ready, Willing & Able reentry program — popularly known as the Men in Blue — distributed hundreds of […]

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Doe Driven Housing Veterans Day

Celebrating Tony on Veterans Day

Tony Hinson is a survivor. He is lionhearted and resilient, and he has come a long way despite all the trials and tribulations he endured after serving our country.  Tony was the fourth of eight siblings raised in a single-parent household in Hackensack, New Jersey. His father passed away when he was just five years […]

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Gala 2022 Guest Post

Guest Post: Building a Bridge to Opportunity

What does it mean to be successful? Who am I and what am I here to do? What is my legacy?  I have asked myself and others these questions my entire life. But,  when you grow up in the Lower East Side during the seventies and eighties, the answers are not so clear.  There were […]

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Gala 2022 Press Room

The Doe Fund Raises $1.4 Million at Gala, With More Gifts Coming In

Nearly 500 guests joined A Bridge to Opportunity, recognizing how The Doe Fund has been — and will continue to be — indispensable to a thriving New York City. New York, NY— The Doe Fund, a renowned nonprofit that has provided paid work, housing, and supportive services to nearly 30,000 homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals, […]

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Leadership News

Harriet Karr-McDonald Transitions to President Emeritus as The Doe Fund Continues Search for Next President

The nonprofit’s next visionary leader will build on thirty years of innovative, award-winning programming while advancing The Doe Fund as the most successful solution to homelessness, recidivism and dirty streets. New York, NY— Harriet Karr-McDonald, who became President of The Doe Fund after the passing of its Founder George McDonald last year, will transition to […]

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Doe Driven

Making Work Pay for Chip

For 30+ years, The Doe Fund has broken cycles of homelessness, incarceration, and addiction by providing housing, paid work, support services, and career training to thousands of New York City’s most vulnerable residents. Thanks to our partnership with Sony, more skilled trades are available to Ready, Willing & Able trainees. Learn about our newest family-sustaining […]

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Doe Driven

Michael Smith’s Bridge to Opportunity

For 30+ years, The Doe Fund has provided nearly 30,000 individuals with a bridge from addiction, homelessness, and prison cells to jobs, dignity, and brighter futures. Celebrate the Men in Blue on October 20th, 2022 at The Doe Fund’s Gala: A Bridge to Opportunity. and help us build a Bridge to Opportunity for New York City’s most vulnerable. […]

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Housing Press Room

The Doe Fund Opens New Bronx Affordable and Supportive Housing

NEW YORK, NY—  The Doe Fund has received a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for its newest residence, 980 Westchester Avenue. The $71.6 million joint venture with Bolivar Development brings 151 new affordable and supportive units to the Foxhurst neighborhood of the Bronx.  Also known as Tiffany Court Plaza, the seven-story, 150,000 square foot building features […]

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Doe Driven Leadership

A Slam Dunk from the Jersey Mann

There are so many reasons to be proud of our Ready, Willing & Able graduates, who overcome incredible obstacles to achieve a better future for themselves and their families. One of our favorites is when graduates pay it forward by becoming leaders in their communities. Omar, who now devotes himself to at-risk youth, is a stellar […]

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Leadership Supervisor Spotlight

Supervisor Spotlight: Emil

Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “A true leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.” At The Doe Fund, we are committed to uplifting leaders with lived experience. The proof is in the numbers: 70% of The Doe Fund’s Programs staff are Ready, Willing & Able graduates. After all, who would […]