Across the homeless services sector, the work of rebuilding lives is powered by women. In fact, women make up 77% of its workforce, serving as the backbone of programs that help people reclaim stability and dignity. One of those leaders is Sharies Lizarra, Senior Director of Supportive Housing. Sharies has been with The Doe Fund…
Elevating Black experiences doesn’t begin and end in February. For The Doe Fund’s staff, it takes place every day — so we asked three team members to share what it means to be a leader of color, and to reflect on their work within the context of Black history in America. Cheryl Dennis — Senior…
By Rev. Dr. Alfonso Wyatt I wish to thank The Doe Fund for the opportunity to write about Black history intertwined with my life experience. I also want to acknowledge Doe Fund founders George and Harriet McDonald for their vision, dedication, and sacrifice. George McDonald would often say: Work Works. Dr. King went to Memphis…
During Black History Month, The Doe Fund had the honor of speaking with Lamont Peyton, a proud 2012 graduate of Ready, Willing & Able, who now serves as the Program Coordinator of the Fulton Community Reentry Center. Lamont shared his remarkable journey and how The Doe Fund provided him with the opportunities to become a…
The Doe Fund is committed to uplifting leaders of color who share lived experiences with the people we serve. Nowhere is that more evident than with our Program Directors, who are responsible for operating our transitional residences and the Ready, Willing & Able program. For Black History Month, we gathered our three Program Directors —…
This guest post was contributed to The Doe Fund’s blog by Henry Butler in celebration of Black History Month. Butler is the State Committee Member and District Leader of Brooklyn’s 56th State Assembly District. The past twelve months have been an unprecedented time, both in NYC and the country. A pandemic has devastated the economy,…
This guest post was contributed to The Doe Fund’s blog by Anthony Isaacs in celebration of Black History Month. I was incarcerated for 25 years. In that time, I took advantage of dozens of educational, vocational, and skill-building programs offered in prison. Most important of all, I took incarceration as an opportunity for deep self-reflection and…
This guest post was contributed to The Doe Fund’s blog by the Harlem Historical Society in celebration of Black History Month. Violence in our community is not inevitable. To say that violence spreads like a disease is not a metaphor—it is what the science now shows. Violence meets the dictionary definition of a disease, and…
This guest post was contributed to The Doe Fund’s blog by Justin Smith in celebration of Black History Month. When we talk about homelessness, we often talk about its causes: lack of employment, opportunity, and housing; experiences with addiction, incarceration, or mental illness. One thing missing from the conversation is a characteristic that all…
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