atives ▁together . ▁ ▁As ▁The ▁Do e ▁Fund ' s ▁Executive ▁Vice ▁President , ▁K arr - Mc Donald ▁pres ides ▁over ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁programs ▁and ▁its ▁fund - ra ising ▁efforts . ▁ ▁Re ady , ▁Will ing ▁& ▁A ble ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁The ▁Do e ▁Fund ▁received ▁two ▁contract s ▁from ▁the ▁city : ▁a ▁work ▁contract ▁to ▁renov ate ▁low - in come ▁housing ; ▁the ▁second , ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁purchase ▁and ▁renov ate ▁an ▁abandoned ▁building ▁on ▁G ates ▁Avenue ▁in ▁the ▁Bed ford - St uy ves ant ▁section ▁of ▁Brook lyn ▁where ▁program ▁participants ▁would ▁live . ▁To ▁attract ▁volunte ers ▁the ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁can v ass ed ▁Grand ▁Central ▁Terminal ▁and ▁hom eless ▁sh el ters ▁throughout ▁the ▁city , ▁inv iting ▁anyone ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁work ▁and ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁not ▁use ▁dru gs ▁or ▁alco hol . ▁The ▁work ▁project — Ready , ▁Will ing ▁& ▁A ble — and ▁its ▁formerly ▁hom eless ▁employees ▁were ▁cred ited ▁with ▁doing ▁a ▁“ gre at ▁job ” ▁by ▁then - New ▁York ▁City ▁H ous ing ▁Commission er ▁Fel ice ▁Mich etti . ▁ ▁Within ▁four ▁years , ▁the ▁Re ady , ▁Will ing ▁& ▁A ble ▁program ▁had ▁graduated ▁ 9 0 ▁men ▁who ▁had ▁full - time ▁private ▁sector ▁jobs ▁and ▁their ▁own ▁apart ments , ▁but ▁the ▁program ' s ▁contract s ▁were ▁among ▁many ▁other ▁cut s ▁made ▁by