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Program: GENuine Connections

Are you looking for a fun, new way to connect with teens? Look no further than GENuine Connections™, DOROT’s new virtual intergenerational program launched this fall. Adults 65+ and high school students from all over New York City are joining together over Zoom in small groups for weekly brain games, sensory art and storytelling workshops, […]

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DOROT Receives Eisner Grant to Launch Virtual Teen Internship

Intergenerational connections are going virtual! DOROT is one of only 13 New York City-based organizations to receive a grant through the Eisner Foundation’s new New York City grantmaking program. The $150,00 grant will allow DOROT to expand our Virtual Teen Internship program model as a stand-alone digital platform that will benefit older adults and teens throughout […]

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When Nathaniel Met Marilyn

To understand the magic of Generations Helping Generations,  look no further than Marilyn Warner and Nathaniel Tanenbaum. Marilyn and Nathaniel met this summer in DOROT’s Summer Teen Internship Program (STIP). A young-at-heart 70+ Upper West Sider, Marilyn came to DOROT looking for connection during the pandemic. Nathaniel, an 18-year-old high school senior from Brooklyn, joined […]

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