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If your social service programs are transforming lives, this case study illustrates how federal funders will support your organization year after year — just like other major donors.

The Doe FundFor decades, The Doe Fund has led the charge against homelessness and recidivism in New York City by providing economic opportunity, housing, career training, and supportive services to homeless and formerly incarcerated men. 

Specifically, The Doe Fund’s Ready, Willing & Able program has successfully addressed the dual issues of recidivism and poverty and delivered tens of thousands of men back to their families and communities as productive, stable members of society.  Ready, Willing & Able transitions formerly incarcerated men to the mainstream by offering a unique combination of paid work, transitional housing, professional career training, comprehensive social services, and case management, and by requiring child support payments and sobriety.

Here are the federal funding awards Merchant McIntyre professionals helped win during a 10-year period:

  • $705,000 to further expand Ready, Willing & Able in New York and New Jersey. (Source: Department of Justice)
  • $1.125 million to further expand the Ready, Willing & Able program. (Source: Department of Justice)
  • $750,000 to further expand the Ready, Willing & Able program. (Source: Department of Justice)
  • $100,000 to provide substance abuse treatment services. (Source: Department of Health and Human Services)
  • $750,000 to further expand the Ready, Willing & Able program. (Source: Department of Justice)
  • $100,000 to provide substance abuse treatment services. (Source: Department of Health and Human Services)
  • $750,000 to expand the Ready, Willing & Able program. (Source: Department of Justice)
  • $1 million to expand the Ready, Willing & Able program. (Source: Department of Justice)
  • $1.25 million for the Ready, Willing & Able program in Washington, DC.  (Source: DC Appropriations Bill)
  • $1 million to expand the Ready, Willing & Able program. (Source: Department of Justice)
  • $1 million for the Ready, Willing & Able program for the formerly homeless in Washington, DC. (Source: DC Appropriations Bill)