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RELEASE: The Doe Fund Names New Chief Financial Officer

NEW YORK, October 3, 2016–The Doe Fund announced the appointment of Anthony Mangione, CPA, to the post of Chief Financial Officer. He has assumed his role at The Doe Fund, a non-profit organization that has served formerly homeless and incarcerated men for more than 30 years, as of today. Mr. Mangione most recently served as Controller […]

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RELEASE: The Doe Fund Supports Governor Cuomo’s Action on Affordable Housing

NEW YORK, September 14, 2016–The Doe Fund, a New York City-based non-profit, today announced its support for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s memorandum of understanding to release $2 billion to create 100,000 units of affordable and supportive housing over the next five years. The memorandum is now before the New York State Senate and Assembly for action. […]

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RELEASE: Voter Registration Event Draws More than 150 New Yorkers

NEW YORK, August 10, 2016–The Doe Fund, with support from the Board of Elections, hosted Bushwick Votes! on August 9 at the Peter Jay Sharp Center for Opportunity in Bushwick. The voter registration event and BBQ encouraged all community members to register to vote, with special emphasis placed on the formerly incarcerated and those historically […]

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RELEASE: The Doe Fund Receives Grant from The People’s United Community Foundation

NEW YORK, August 10, 2016–The Doe Fund announced today receipt of a $5,000 grant from the People’s United Community Foundation. The grant, which was awarded for The Doe Fund’s Ready, Willing & Able transitional work program, marks the third consecutive year the People’s United Community Foundation has generously supported the program.   Ready, Willing & […]

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RELEASE: The Doe Fund Holds March Against K2 in Bed-Stuy

NEW YORK, August 3, 2016–The Doe Fund continued its stand against the presence of K2 in New York City with a community march in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn on August 2. Beginning and ending at the corner of Lewis Avenue and Broadway, the march route encompassed much of the so-called “zombieland” created by a prevalence of K2 […]

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RELEASE: Webster Green Affordable and Supportive Housing Development in the Bronx

BRONX, NY, July 19, 2016–The Doe Fund and New York State officials, including Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) Commissioner James S. Rubin, Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Commissioner Samuel D. Roberts (OTDA) and Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker (DOH), today announced that construction is underway on Webster Green, a 100 percent affordable housing development […]

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FACT SHEET: The Doe Fund Responds to NYC’s K2 Crisis

Overview of the K2 (synthetic cannabinoid) public health crisis and The Doe Fund’s opposition to its presence in New York City. The Doe Fund is committed to protesting any establishment that continues to sell K2 in New York City. K2 OVERVIEW Synthetic cannabinoids, commonly called K2, are a class of compounds designed to mimic the […]

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RELEASE: The Doe Fund’s Men in Blue Demand an End to K2 Sales

NEW YORK, July 15, 2016–The Doe Fund held a demonstration on July 14 outside Big Boy Deli in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, calling for an end to the store’s sale of synthetic marijuana, frequently referred to as K2 or ‘spice.’ More than 50 of The Doe Fund’s ‘men in blue’ held signs demanding “No K2” and […]

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RELEASE: Culinary Arts Graduates Honored at James Beard House Benefit

NEW YORK, June 20, 2016-–On June 17th, The Doe Fund held an intimate tasting event for more than 90 culinary enthusiasts at New York City’s famed James Beard House. “Dishes by Doe” featured an international tasting menu developed and prepared by formerly incarcerated and homeless graduates of The Doe Fund’s Culinary Arts training program. Culinary […]

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SPEECH: George McDonald at The Bridge ‘Partners in Caring’ Gala

On June 6, our president and founder George McDonald was honored by sister organization The Bridge with their Partners in Caring Inspiration Award. He delivered the following remarks about the early days of New York’s homelessness crisis and The Bridge’s role in saving a life nearly lost on the city’s streets. Susan and I go […]