For over 15 years, The Doe Fund has worked to develop innovative programs to empower formerly homeless and low-income individuals. Our award winning Ready, Willing & Able program was created in 1990, based on the premise that work works - inspired by the notion that helping the homeless is more than just a handout. Our program participants are paid an hourly wage for providing their valuable street cleaning services. With more than 3,000 graduates since the program's inception, we know that a real opportunity is more effective than temporary assistance such as a hot meal or a bed to sleep in for a night. Since Ready, Willing & Able's inception, The Doe Fund's programs have greatly expanded to include services for individuals with HIV and AIDS, a number of perrmanent affordable housing projects and a new criminal justice program.

Some of our programs:

- Ready, Willing & Able is The Doe Fund's holistic, residential, work and job skills training program which helps homeless individuals in their efforts to become self-sufficient, contributing members of society.

- Affordable Housing: The Doe Fund provides transitional and permanent housing opportunities through a variety of programs including the Peter Jay Sharp Residence and Stadium Court.

- Supportive housing helps individuals and families who face the most complex challenges such as chronic homelessness, substance use, mental illness, HIV/AIDS, and chronic unemployment--to live more stable, productive and substantive lives.

Source: www.doe.org