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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Last Friday, filmmakers of the documentary Tre Maison Dasan shared their work with our trainees at The Peter Jay Sharp Center for Opportunity in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The film—an intimate portrait of three young boys, each with a parent in prison—unearthed many emotions from the viewers, many of whom have faced challenges of their own surrounding…
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The Doe Fund Breaks Ground on Affordable Housing Development in The Bronx
The Doe Fund Breaks Ground on Affordable Housing Development in The Bronx The development at 3188 Villa Ave will bring 68 units of affordable and supportive housing to the Bedford Park/Special Grand Concourse District of The Bronx THE BRONX, NEW YORK – On Friday, December 7, 2018, New York City-based nonprofit organization The Doe Fund broke ground…
This Thanksgiving, She’s Thankful to Have Her Father Back
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…
