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April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! All month, we’ll be celebrating our DOROT volunteers and the incredible impact they’ve had on the lives of older adults. To all the amazing volunteers who dedicate their time, energy, and passion to create connections and build community — THANK YOU! We’re starting off our series with Praveen Vajpeyi! Praveen […]

Friendly Visiting has been a core program of DOROT since our inception nearly 50 years ago. It continues to be one of our most impactful programs for older adults seeking to make new friends and enjoy engaging activities in their home. In recognition of the importance of this opportunity to match older adults and volunteers […]

National Social Work Appreciation month is wrapping up and we’re closing it out with one final spotlight. Meet Linda! Linda Libow, LMSW, Ed.M., is a Social Work Supervisor for the Kosher Meals at Home (KMH) program which provides nutritional support and a warm connection for seniors who may have difficulty shopping and cooking for themselves. […]

Social Work Month continues during this last week of March! Meet Hilary! Hilary Forrest, LMSW, works as an Outreach Social Worker within our Synagogue Partnership Outreach team. Hilary, alongside her team, leads partnerships with local synagogues in NYC to support older adult community members. Get to know Hilary below: Tell us about yourself. Hilary: I’m […]

A cohort of DOROT staff will be trading in their winter coats for slightly-less-warm outerwear, as they travel to San Francisco for the American Society of Aging’s “On Aging” Conference on March 25-28, 2024! On Aging is the nation’s largest multidisciplinary conference on aging. The conference brings together thousands of professionals working in aging and […]

Come along as we continue to celebrate National Social Work Month! Meet Giulia! Giulia Capicotto, LMSW, CDP, works in the DOROT Westchester office as one of three social workers. She oversees Friendly Visiting and Telephone Friend matches and makes home visits with new and existing older adult participants. Get to know Giulia below: Tell us […]

Join us as we continue to celebrate National Social Work Month by getting to know more of the incredible social workers at DOROT. Meet Amy! Amy Wald, MSW, is the Program Director for Connect through Tech (CTT). She works closely with the CTT team to offer programs that use technology to support older adults in […]

We’re excited to continue celebrating National Social Work Month by getting to know more of the dedicated social workers at DOROT. Meet Sharon! Sharon Stahl, LMSW, proudly works as the Manager of Volunteer Recruitment and Engagement. In this role, Sharon grows our robust volunteer base through onboarding and engaging new volunteers, supporting volunteer recognition efforts, […]

Meet Madeline! Madeline Starkenburg, LMSW is a Friendly Visiting Social Worker at DOROT. The Friendly Visiting program matches older adults with volunteers who meet regularly at their home to connect and bond over shared life experiences, hobbies and interests, and more. Matches are initially made for a 12-month period with either monthly or weekly visits, […]

Each March, National Social Work Month recognizes the impact social workers deliver while providing services to children and adults in need.  Social work is at the heart of every program and service DOROT offers to keep older adults connected, engaged and living independently as valued members of the community. In fact, 28% of DOROT’s staff […]