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.
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.
On June 5th, The Doe Fund’s Harlem Center for Opportunity held its annual summer barbecue in appreciation of all the men and women who do exemplary work for the organization. Some set the bar every day in how they approach their work, while others have held the organization up for years and continue to contribute…
In 2018, The Doe Fund made great progress on organization-wide initiatives, developed supportive and affordable housing facilities, and saw some remarkable program outcomes for graduates of Ready, Willing & Able. Read on for more about our accomplishments over the past year, thanks to generosity of Doe Fund supporters and the determination of the Men in…
Kenny Alvarez is no stranger to adversity. A veteran who served in the Marines for five years, he first experienced homelessness when he moved to New York City in 2012 to pursue graduate studies, only for the internship he had secured to fall through. Alone in Manhattan without family or friends to rely on, Kenny…
One Astoria resident recently wrote Council Member Costa Constantindes, to share a good deed that she witnessed from Jerome Fowlkes, a participant in the Ready, Willing & Able Program. “On May 31st, at the corner of 30th Avenue and 31st Street, I observed Jerome Fowlkes save a child. “He was on duty in Athens Square Park…
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Men in Blue bravely serve as frontline heroes. They have shown extraordinary resilience in the face of hardship, and thanks to our generous donors, so has The Doe Fund as an organization through an extraordinarily challenging time. Our supporters come in many different forms … including a nine-year-old student doing…
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…