The Doe Fund creates opportunities for homeless and formerly incarcerated men to reenter the competitive workforce and achieve long-term independence. To do this, our Workforce Development department cultivates dozens of affiliations with outside employers who recruit and hire Ready, Willing & Able graduates. One such employer partner is Great Performances, an NYC-based catering and events […]
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Felipe Vargas is the Vice President of Programs at The Doe Fund. A 12-year veteran of the organization, he leads the day-to-day operations of The Doe Fund’s flagship Ready, Willing & Able program. We sat down with Felipe to learn more about his incredible story and how his team helps the Men in Blue succeed. […]
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 […]