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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. 

Volunteers have stepped up during COVID to deliver packages of needed supplies and warm connections with seniors across the city. Thanks to our dedicated volunteers, more than 800 packages and calls have been made to seniors across the city over Rosh Hashanah, Thanksgiving and Winter Package Delivery during COVID. Hear from seniors in their own words: “I can’t tell you […]

Make it your New Year’s Resolution to volunteer with DOROT! Whether it’s a one-time event or volunteering on an ongoing basis, you can make a difference in the lives of older adults. Interested in one-time volunteer events like our Winter Package Delivery? CLICK HERE to join our volunteer mailing list. Join a Zoom Volunteer Orientation and learn more […]

Nearly 1,000 volunteers and seniors have been paired to date for Caring Calls, DOROT’s new program bringing warmth, conversation and social connection to older adults in isolation due to COVID-19. O, The Oprah Magazine recommends DOROT’s Caring Calls Programs as something to do! Volunteers are matched with DOROT elders for phone visits once a week […]

Maintaining social connection while isolated at home during COVID-19 isn’t as difficult as it sounds. DOROT Onsite @Home brings the same vibrant, interactive, and life-enhancing programs that you’ve enjoyed on-site at DOROT – right to your home via Zoom videoconferencing or telephone. DOROT Onsite @Home classes are designed for adults 60+ to encourage health and […]

The Fall 2020 issue of DOROT’s Generations Newsletter is full of what we’ve learned this year, from how to make powerful social connections for older adults via Zoom, to the importance of maintaining ritual and tradition – such as moving ahead with our successful Summer Teen and College Internship Programs and Rosh Hashanah Package Delivery.

Thank you to the entire DOROT community for raising $46,442 during our #GivingTuesday #TechTogether campaign! We are also truly  grateful to the Miriam and Arthur Diamond Charitable Trust for their $10,000 match bringing our total amount raised to $56,442 for #GivingTuesday! All funds raised with our #GivingTuesday campaign support DOROT’s extraordinary efforts to ensure that older […]

NowThis News shared the story of 14-year-old DOROT Jewish Summer Teen Intern Oliver Hollman’s friendship with 96-year-old Ted Comet – demonstrating the power of human connection across generations (and even across zoom!) Watch the full NowThis video HERE. During the 2020 virtual DOROT Jewish Summer Teen Internship Program, Oliver and Ted worked together to create a documentary film about Ted’s life and […]