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The DOF-St Mary’s CLCC

Providing choice where none existed

Medical advances and technology have allowed medically fragile young adults to have a longer life expectancy than was possible just a decade ago. As children,… READ MORE >

Rebuilding Homes

DDPC Parent Advocacy Workshop

Imagine Academy for Autism

The Cottage


CDFI Head Lauds The DOF at Federal Reserve

Donna J. Gambrell, Director of the US Department of the Treasury’s CDFI Fund, spoke at the opening reception of the “Opportunities for Community Development Finance in the Disabilities Market Conference,” held at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., on February 2, 2010.

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We’re Growing

Lending Team Announced

The DOF is proud to announce that Ellen Chen and David Sweeny, of PDS Development, have joined our staff as Co-Directors of Lending.

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Educating about the Disabilities Market

The DOF Presents to Opportunity Finance Network Members

The DOF introduced the world of community development finance to the disabilities market at the recent Opportunity Finance Network annual training conference.

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Parent Empowerment Training

Voice 4 Kids

St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children and the NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council in conjunction with The DOF held the “Advocacy Training for Parents” workshop for parents of children and adolescents with special needs, with a specific emphasis on children who are medically fragile on Saturday, March 27, 2010.

Housing Conference on Disabilities

The DOF gives Keynote

Charlie Hammerman, President and CEO of The DOF, was the keynote speaker and conference moderator for the more than 300 attendees at the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) Fall Housing Conference.

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The DOF Rings Opening Bell at New York Stock Exchange

Roundtable Discussion on Disability Market

In honor of the Roundtable meeting at the New York Stock Exchange, Nanci Freiman, co-founder and board member of The DOF and Mark Pinsky, President and CEO of Opportunity Finance Network, ring the opening bell.

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