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As a DOROT volunteer, you’ll make a difference in your life and the lives of others. Connect across generations, share your skills and knowledge, and build meaningful friendships. Volunteer in person, online, or by phone.

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Spring and fall Teen Internship Programs at DOROT help teens bring vital social connections to older adults while learning, earning community services hours, and having fun.

Academic Year Teen Internship

Time Commitment: Weekly

Location: DOROT (Manhattan) In Home

High School Students: Volunteer with DOROT and make a difference in the lives of older adults. Be part of building our vibrant intergenerational community.

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A DOROT volunteer holds up a DOROT giftbag before delivering them to an older adult.

Summer Package Delivery

Deliver joy and cheer to older adults through DOROT’s Summer Package Delivery!  As a Package Delivery volunteer, you can make a meaningful connection with an older neighbor through a social visit and a care package. While long summer days can increase feelings of loneliness or isolation, volunteering for Summer Package Delivery creates shared connections and […]

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Through Friendly Visiting, older adults welcome volunteers into their homes for weekly or monthly visits to build mutually meaningful social connection and friendship.

Volunteer as a Friendly Visitor

Program: Friendly Visiting

Time Commitment: Weekly or Monthly

Location: In Home

When you volunteer for our Friendly Visiting program, you’ll be matched with an older adult for weekly or monthly visits in their home.

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DOROT Tech Coaches help older adults feel more comfortable and confident with technology.

Volunteer as a Tech Coach

Program: Tech Coaching

Time Commitment: 1-hour a week for a minimum 3-month time period

Location: In Home DOROT (Manhattan)

If you’re comfortable using everyday technology, help an older neighbor develop the skills and confidence they need to navigate our digital world.

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Package Delivery brings older adults and volunteers together to share warmth and companionship.

Volunteer for Package Delivery

Program: Package Delivery

Time Commitment: One-time commitment of about 90 minutes

Location: DOROT (Manhattan) DOROT (Westchester) In Home In the Community

Our seasonal Package Delivery program brings together hundreds of older adults and volunteers for social visits and meaningful connections that have a lasting impact.

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An occasional help and visits, or response team, volunteer goes through photos with an older adult.

Volunteer for the Response Team

Program: Occasional Help and Visits

Time Commitment: Flexible

Location: In Home In the Community

Become a Response Team volunteer and connect with and support older adults on your own schedule.

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Two volunteers holding a piece of birthday cake for an older adult in celebration of her birthday.

Westchester Birthday Revelers

Program: Friendly Visiting Caring Calls Package Delivery

Time Commitment: Flexible

Location: DOROT (Westchester) In Home

Everyone deserves to be celebrated on their birthday! If you are short on time, but big on heart, make a birthday visit to an older adult in Westchester County.

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