The Doe Fund Blog
The Muller Residences at 555 Nereid Avenue brings 90 units of affordable and supportive housing to the Bronx, with 54 reserved for veterans experiencing hardship. NEW YORK, NY— The Doe Fund announces that it has received a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the Muller Residences, its latest affordable and supportive housing development. Located at […]
At 255 units, 1325 Jerome Avenue is the largest residence in The Doe Fund’s growing portfolio of affordable and supportive housing. NEW YORK, NY— The Doe Fund has received a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for its new affordable and supportive housing residence at 1325 Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, which will serve formerly homeless […]
The Bronx, NY— The Doe Fund received a $50,000 donation from Sterling National Bank, which will go to supporting our computer skills classes. A key component of Ready, Willing & Able‘s career training program, these classes provide basic computer literacy training to people who have experienced homelessness and incarceration. Learning computer skills is essential to […]
New York, NY— The Doe Fund announced that it received a $350,000 donation from Sony Corporation of America (SCA), which will go to supporting the nonprofit’s commitment to ending mass incarceration while supporting its new culinary arts and skilled trade job training programs. The donation is part of a larger social justice campaign, and comes […]
NEW YORK, NY— On Wednesday, April 28th, New York City’s Mayoral candidates celebrated over 200 formerly homeless and incarcerated men who have obtained full-time employment and permanent housing through The Doe Fund’s Ready, Willing & Able program. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, former Commissioner for the New York City Sanitation Department Kathryn Garcia, and City […]
This obituary by Alex Traub was first published in The New York Times on February 4, 2021. George McDonald, who walked away from a corporate career and spent 700 lonely nights feeding mendicants, crack addicts and runaways in Grand Central Terminal, laying the foundation for a second act as the founder of the Doe […]
Founder of The Doe Fund and a New York City Mayoral Candidate, George McDonald’s dedication to reducing homelessness and recidivism helped over 28,000 individuals ascend the economic ladder to self-sufficiency. George T. McDonald, Founder of The Doe Fund and its President for 35 years, passed away on January 26th after battling cancer. He was 76 […]
Harriet Karr McDonald becomes President and CEO; due to a serious health issue, Founder and Former President George McDonald becomes Chief Transition Officer. Isabel Ames McDevitt and John McDonald appointed as Executive Vice Presidents. New York, NY— The Doe Fund announces that due to a serious health issue affecting George McDonald, Harriet Karr-McDonald will […]
The nonprofit’s Webster Green affordable and supportive housing facility celebrated for Premier Residential Design. New York, NY— The Doe Fund announced its Webster Green residence has won the Best in American Living Award from the National Association of Home Builders. Award levels, including platinum, gold and silver, as well as Best in Region and […]
Jonathan Ben-Menachem’s article “It’s Feudalism, Pure Exploitation” is Pure Sensationalism. The Doe Fund operates three transitional homeless residences in New York City housing 637 adult men. Of those, 410 voluntarily participate in our 30 year old, award-winning Ready, Willing & Able program. Upon enrolling, they sign a contract agreeing to work, be randomly drug tested, […]