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We’re excited to share the new DOROT Connections Newsletter! Dedicated readers may recall that our newsletter had been called “DOROT Generations” for many years. Why the name change? Simply, DOROT is about connections — keeping people of all ages socially engaged because social isolation and loneliness can have devastating consequences. Read the full Winter 2021 Connections […]

When we think of the spring season, we think of many things: flowers in bloom, birds singing, and spring cleaning! Once you’ve completed your spring cleaning, you can contact the following resources in the community to donate your items: Assistive Devices (walkers/rollators, canes, wheelchair, shower seat, etc.)   Health Advocates for Older People-Equipment Exchange Program: […]

Quinn Lockwood, DOROT’s Coordinator of Youth and Family Volunteers, was featured on BronxNet Community Television together with DOROT senior, Antoinette-Marie Williams, to discuss the impact of building intergenerational connections through the DOROT Summer Teen Internship.  Watch the full interview HERE.    Interested in building meaningful intergenerational connections? Opportunities are now open for seniors 65+ and teens to join […]

DOROT is pleased to sponsor an upcoming zoom event on March 5 with Senator Liz Kreuger’s office – Virtual Town Hall on Telehealth Basics: What It Is, and How to Access the Service. If you have questions about what telehealth is, how to make the most of your telehealth visit, or how to get online […]

Applications are now open for DOROT’s Summer Teen Internship Program! The Summer Teen Internship Program brings together a diverse group of teens and older adults for four nonstop weeks of developing leadership skills and building friendships across generations. Together with older adults, interns create art and documentary film projects, lead discussions on current events, produce […]

Health Guidelines Please click HERE to read DOROT’s Safety Guidelines for participation in our in-person programs. Please click HERE for New York State Coronavirus information and resources. Please click HERE for guidance on how to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.   This information was pulled together from publicly available resources and sources. DOROT  is […]

DOROT’s Executive Director, Mark Meridy, was interviewed this week for “Open” on BronxNet Television to discuss DOROT’s work with older adults, how COVID-19 has impacted the organization and how people can be participate and volunteer during this critical time. WATCH HERE  “Open” airs live on BronxNet Television Optimum 67 and on Verizon FiOS Channel 33 […]

If you think podcasts are a hip millennial thing, think again. Long-time DOROT supporter Rita Kaye, 90, and her bestie Ellin Grodsky, 81, are the newest stars on your favorite podcast channels. These groovy grandmothers will warm your heart with their wit, wisdom and love of family – especially their grandchildren, with whom they share […]

DOROT is proud to participate in the 31st Annual LiveOnNY Conference on Aging, January 25-29 – virtually of course! In a January 25 workshop, “Together, Apart: Best Programming Practices to Keep Older Adults Connected”, Wendy Handler, LMSW, Director, Onsite & Special Programs, Lorraine Novack Voytek, M.Ed, Director, Connect Through Tech Programs and Kelsey Donovan, Program […]

Thanks to O, The Oprah Magazine for including DOROT’s Caring Calls program as #49 in their 50 Fun Christmas Activities That’ll Keep You Busy This Season list!  Read the feature HERE.