The Doe Fund Blog
When trainees enter Ready, Willing & Able, they are determined to change their lives through work. But finding a job after years of homelessness or incarceration is a daunting prospect. Ready, Willing & Able’s “Community Improvement Project” provides transitional work opportunities to trainees to help ease their re-entry into the workforce. For many, working as […]
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 […]
On behalf of everyone at The Doe Fund, we congratulate Joslyn Carter on her appointment as Administrator of the Department of Homeless Services. For more than twenty years, Ms. Carter has stood up for New York’s most vulnerable citizens, working on their behalf in the private and nonprofit sectors, alike. In her new role, the […]
FEBRUARY 28, 2017 (NEW YORK) — New York City-based homeless services and re-entry organization The Doe Fund today announced its support and endorsement of Mayor de Blasio’s homelessness initiative announced this afternoon at the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies. Founder and President of The Doe Fund, George McDonald, called the plan, “The fulfillment of a […]
Fifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his powerful “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom While progress has been made, we have not come close to realizing this dream. New York City’s poverty rate is up to 21% percent in the poorest communities of every […]
For almost eight years, Joseph Calhoun has been an esteemed member of The Doe Fund family, and a role model for trainees and staff alike. With an eye on advancement, Joseph is a dynamic example of how far you can go if you let your passions and motivation guide you. Joseph entered The Harlem Center for Opportunity […]
Pete Martinez first walked into The Doe Fund‘s Harlem Center for Opportunity last March, two days after his release from a 27-year prison sentence. For Pete, the The Doe Fund was an opportunity for him to exercise what he calls a “deep-seated ambition to be a better person.” He has since been unstoppable in achieving his […]