The Doe Fund Inc

Founded in 1985, the doe fund has provided over 28,000 individuals with the tools to break the devastating cycle of poverty, homelessness, and incarceration. The organization's ready, willing & able program offers paid work, career training, housing, and comprehensive supportive services to formerly homeless and incarcerated men in new york city. Graduates of ready, willing & able are 62% less likely to reenter the criminal justice system compared to demographically-identical individuals, and the program's work works model has been replicated in communities across the country. The doe fund's expanding portfolio of permanent affordable housing gives veterans, low-income individuals and families, people struggling with substance abuse issues, hiv/aids, mental illness and physical disabilities access to state-of-the-art, safe homes with on-site social services.