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 […]
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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. […]
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 […]
Glennis Redding is a Senior Administrative Assistant at our Bushwick Facility on Porter Avenue. She’s been working at The Doe Fund for 17 years, supporting the Community Improvement Project (CIP) in the Payroll/Finance department. Glennis recently won an Employee Recognition Program award for her outstanding work. Those who nominated her said that she shows great […]
One of the most important elements of The Doe Fund’s Ready, Willing & Able (RWA) program is occupational training. Trainees in the program select an occupational training track that suits their interests and matches their abilities, and with the help of the Workforce Development department, they prepare for a fulfilling and sustainable career. A 2017 […]
Alexander Aiken seems destined for success. At 47 years old, he’s a confident, sharply dressed star student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where he’s gearing up for a career in law. But Alexander’s future wasn’t always this bright. Just six years ago, he was living on the streets of New York City, shaking […]
Every day, The Doe Fund’s three transitional facilities provide a safe, stable home for 670 homeless men to transform their lives. Our team takes great pride in maintaining an impeccable home for each of the Men in Blue; a respite where they can focus on their journeys to better lives. That’s why we are […]
“From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.” – Aeschylus It’s been a formative few months on the farm. In the time since we completed installation, we’ve planted, watered, weeded, and harvested our way from a seedling of a project into an increasingly mighty trunk of a program. In the past few weeks, despite some blazing […]
Graduate Profile: Pete Martinez
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 […]