Social Ventures
The Doe Fund operates social entrepreneurial ventures that provide paid apprenticeships and career training to Ready, Willing & Able trainees, including:
- Back Office of New York, a full service bulk mailing, data and document imaging fulfillment operation.
- Pest at Rest, a commercial and residential pest control service that prepares trainees to take a state licensing exam as pesticide applicators.
- RWA Resource Recovery, a business that collects waste cooking oils from restaurants and food service businesses to be converted into biodiesel fuel.
- Culinary Arts Program, which provides trainees with training and job experience in food handling and preparation, hospitality and basic nutrition. Participants cook and serve 900 meals a day for residents of The Doe Fund’s four facilities and cater events in Greater New York.
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