Tag: addiction

It’s Never Too Late to Change: Alvin’s Road to Recovery

Post author By The Doe Fund
Post date October 18, 2018

It has been 12 years, 7 months, and 23 days since Alvin Martinez first got sober in Ready, Willing & Able. Today, he works as an educator on The Doe Fund’s Workforce Development team. He thinks of each day that he stays clean as a milestone — a celebration of his new life. As a […]

Tags "men in blue", addiction, community, education, Homelessness, incarceration, mentor, pay it forward, Ready Willing & Able, recovery, sobriety, The Doe Fund, Workforce Development

Doe Driven

Seeing the Courtroom from the Other Side

Post author By The Doe Fund
Post date September 13, 2018

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Alexander Aiken seems destined for success. At 47 years old, he’s a confident, sharply dressed star student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where he’s gearing up for a career in law. But Alexander’s future wasn’t always this bright. Just six years ago, he was living on the streets of New York City, shaking […]

Tags "men in blue", addiction, back to school, criminal justice, incarceration, law school, prison, recovery, reentry, sobriety, The Doe Fund