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Gala 2015 Policy & Opinion Speeches

SPEECH: 30 Years of Opportunity

On November 29th, The Doe Fund celebrated its 30th Anniversary at its annual Gala. Founder and President George McDonald made the following remarks to commemorate the occasion and set the organization’s course for its next thirty years of work. Our city’s first homelessness crisis turned our streets into a purgatory of desperation and deprivation.  But when we truly […]

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SPEECH: The Definition of Freedom

Ready, Willing & Able graduate Lawrence spent thirty-two years incarcerated in New York State.  In his stirring remarks at The Doe Fund’s 30th Anniversary Gala, he describes his journey home and the role Ready, Willing & Able played in it. Not long ago, I was coming home late at night after my shift when I […]

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SPEECH: A Vision of Goodness

Angel joined the Young Men’s Program at Ready, Willing & Able after a lifetime of hardships. In his speech, delivered at The Doe Fund’s 30th Anniversary Gala, he spoke of embracing the best parts of himself and how the Young Men’s Program helped him leave the rest– and the past– behind.  No one wants to admit […]