Winter Package Delivery
Date(s):
Sunday, January 25, 2026
Time:10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Location: DOROT (Manhattan) DOROT (Westchester)
Age Group: Adults 18+ Families College Students Graduate Students
Deliver warmth and connection to older adults through DOROT’s Winter Package Delivery!
As a Package Delivery volunteer, you can make a meaningful connection with an older neighbor through a social visit or phone call and a thoughtful, seasonal package. While the winter season can increase feelings of loneliness or isolation, volunteering for Winter Package Delivery creates shared connections and community.
The program is called Package Delivery, but we like to say that it’s really “not about the package” It’s about the connections you make—for volunteers and recipients alike.
Register today!
Volunteer in Manhattan
Location: Upper West Side at DOROT (171 W. 85th Street, off Amsterdam) & Upper East Side at Moise Safra Center (130 E. 82nd Street, between Lexington and Park Avenue)
Date & Time: Sunday, January 25, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Volunteer in Westchester
Location: DOROT Westchester (925 Westchester Avenue, Suite 200)
Date & Time: Sunday, January 25, 2026, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Here’s How it Works:
- Register!
- Pick up a package and get matched with an older adult
- Deliver the package to the home of an older adult
- Stay for a social visit or follow up with a friendly phone call
What Else to Know?
Who Can Volunteer? DOROT welcomes people of all faiths, backgrounds, and identities as both volunteers and older adult participants. Package Delivery volunteers need to be at least 18 years old.
Can We Volunteer as a Family? Families with children age 10 and older are welcome to volunteer together.
Time Commitment: One-time commitment of about 90 minutes.
Requirements: Volunteers over the age of 18 must have a valid, US government-issued photo ID and watch a short online orientation.
Volunteering with a Group?
Interested in volunteering with your corporate or community group in Manhattan?
Sign up for the Package Delivery as a group. The minimum group size is 12 participants, and all must be age 18+. Fill out THIS FORM to sign up as a group.
Interested in volunteering with your corporate or community group in Westchester?
Please contact us at infowestchester@dorotusa.org for information about group volunteer opportunities.
Joe [the volunteer] brought a dose of optimism for the future. I hope the world has many like him. Thank you for the gift of his visit.
Thank you
We are grateful to the Sunshine Foundation for their support of DOROT’s Winter Package Delivery. Thank you to Moise Safra Center for hosting DOROT’s East Side Package Delivery.
The Westchester Package Delivery is funded in part through the US Department of Health and Human Services — Administration on Aging (AOA), New York State Office for the Aging, Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services.