▁newspaper ▁best ows ▁ann ually ▁upon ▁individuals ▁who ▁“ ep it om ize ▁the ▁city ’ s ▁uns ung ▁hero es .” ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁Early ▁in ▁The ▁Do e ▁Fund ' s ▁existence , ▁George ▁Mc Donald ▁got ▁in ▁disput es ▁with ▁New ▁York ' s ▁Co al ition ▁for ▁the ▁Hom eless ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁volunte er . ▁At ▁issue ▁was ▁requiring ▁Re ady , ▁Will ing ▁& ▁A ble ▁facility ▁residents ▁to ▁app ort ion ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁ear nings ▁to ▁support ▁program ▁exp enses , ▁a ▁policy ▁which ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁called ▁explo itation ▁but ▁Mc Donald ▁believed ▁helped ▁prepare ▁them ▁for ▁self - s ust aining ▁life ▁outside ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Labor ▁conducted ▁aud its ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁its ▁W elf are - to - Work ▁contract s , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁awarded ▁to ▁The ▁Do e ▁Fund . ▁ ▁The ▁initial ▁aud it ▁report ▁stated ▁that ▁approximately ▁$ 1 . 6 ▁million ▁of ▁a ▁$ 5 ▁million ▁grant ▁was ▁impro per ly ▁allocated , ▁though ▁this ▁finding ▁was ▁re vised ▁in ▁a ▁subsequent ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁review , ▁which ▁determined ▁that ▁more ▁than ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁previously ▁dis allowed ▁funds ▁had ▁been ▁properly ▁admin ister ed . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Daily ▁News ▁charged ▁George ▁Mc Donald ▁with ▁bl urr ing ▁the ▁lines ▁between ▁his ▁personal ▁and ▁professional ▁life ▁by ▁pocket