Spring 2017 Issue of Affordable Housing News Highlights The Doe Fund’s Work
The Doe Fund’s work in affordable and supportive housing was recently featured in the Spring 2017 issue of Affordable Housing News. View the article below.
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When Lakeisha was 2 years old, her father Tony went to prison. He wasn’t released until she was 29. Lakeisha and Tony can’t get those 27 years back. The Holidays were especially tough for Lakeisha. “I spent a lot of years sad and angry because I wasn’t able to wake up on Christmas with my…
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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…
Welding Works: Introducing Our Latest Career Track!
Over the years, our employment programs have evolved to ensure the Men in Blue not only place their foot on the first rung of the economic ladder, but steadily ascend. “With unemployment at record lows, the workplace has become increasingly competitive and our graduates have found themselves in jobs that don’t pay enough to truly…
PUBLICATION: A Guide for New York State Employers
At the request of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, The Doe Fund’s Founder & President, George McDonald, assembled a committee to recommend policies that would enhance employment opportunities for job seekers with conviction histories. After a year of meetings and professional focus groups, the committee released a report “Reentry and Employment”…
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Like its neighboring Doe Fund residence across the street, 3118 Webster Avenue was designed to provide more than a roof over people’s heads. It exemplifies our belief that no matter where they come from, the individuals and families renting our units deserve to live safely, stably, and with dignity. The residence is fully equipped with…
Voices From Our Community: Yuko Shimizu
COVID-19 has upended our society, causing unemployment and homelessness to skyrocket across the country while pushing racial injustice to the forefront of national dialogue. Never before has our work been more needed: providing individuals and families with histories of addiction, poverty, homelessness, and incarceration with the tools to lift themselves out of poverty, into the…
