, ▁hospital ity ▁and ▁basic ▁nut r ition . ▁Part icip ants ▁cook ▁and ▁serve ▁ 9 0 0 ▁me als ▁a ▁day ▁for ▁residents ▁of ▁The ▁Do e ▁Fund ' s ▁four ▁facilities ▁and ▁c ater ▁events ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Fund ing ▁While ▁some ▁of ▁The ▁Do e ▁Fund ' s ▁projects ▁are ▁self - s ust aining , ▁the ▁char ity ▁also ▁receives ▁fund ing ▁from ▁major ▁corpor ations , ▁found ations , ▁and ▁private ▁individuals . ▁It ▁has ▁received ▁multiple ▁gr ants ▁from ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁Corporation , ▁which ▁has ▁supported ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 5 0 ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁arts ▁and ▁social ▁service ▁institutions ▁since ▁its ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁The ▁Do e ▁Fund ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁seven ▁organizations ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Labor ▁( DO L ) ▁through ▁the ▁En hanced ▁Trans itional ▁Job s ▁Dem on str ation ▁program . ▁The ▁$ 5 . 6 ▁million ▁award ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁Re ady , ▁Will ing ▁& ▁A ble ▁trans itional ▁jobs ▁program ▁and ▁was ▁ear mark ed ▁to ▁help ▁par ole es — many ▁of ▁them ▁non - c ust od ial ▁parents — g ain ▁employ ment ▁and ▁stay ▁out ▁of ▁prison . ▁The ▁D OL ▁set ▁a ▁goal ▁for ▁the ▁fund ed ▁programs ▁to ▁cut ▁their ▁participants ▁expected ▁criminal ▁rec id iv ism ▁rates ▁by ▁half