The Doe Fund Blog
Every day, The Doe Fund’s three transitional facilities provide a safe, stable home for 670 homeless men to transform their lives. Our team takes great pride in maintaining an impeccable home for each of the Men in Blue; a respite where they can focus on their journeys to better lives. That’s why we are […]
Antonio Birch is a Case Manager and Coordinator for Relapse Prevention and Commitment to Change at The Doe Fund’s Brooklyn facility. Born and raised in the Bronx, Antonio was 17 years old when he lost his father to a heroin overdose. Hurt and lost, Antonio turned to the streets for security. At 18, he was […]
Finding a job after completing a prison sentence is absolutely crucial to successfully reentering society. But a new report from the Prison Policy Institute confirms what we’ve always known: that the structural barriers to finding work for folks coming home from prison are significant. According to the study, 27% of formerly incarcerated people are unemployed—that’s […]