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The Doe Fund hosts Second Chance Forum on finding success after incarceration

  Retired New York Supreme Court Judge Milton A. Tingling looked out at the crowd gathered in The Doe Fund’s Harlem cafeteria. “The fact that you’re here means you don’t want to go back to prison—that you’re trying to better yourself,” he said. This was the empowering message throughout the Second Chance Forum, presented on […]

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Doe Driven: Q&A with Gregory Flowers

Born and raised in the Bronx, Gregory Flowers spent six years as a U.S. Army Paratrooper. After his military service, he fell into a two-decade spiral of drug addiction, homelessness, and prison. He entered Ready, Willing & Able the day after his prison release determined to transform his life—and hasn’t looked back since. Today, Gregory […]

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The Doe Fund to open 82 units of affordable housing in The Bronx

One of the largest barriers to economic independence in New York City is the notorious shortage of affordable housing. And yet, access to safe, stable housing is critical to keep New York’s most vulnerable populations from becoming homeless. In 2018, The Doe Fund is on track to dramatically expand its network of permanent affordable and […]