DOROT

01/27/2026

‼️ Do you have an hour to spare this week? Post-snow storm, we are looking for help delivering packages and arranging visits + calls for older adults in Manhattan.

If you have a little time to help in any way, we’d truly appreciate it. 💜

All you need to do is pick up a package at DOROT on the UWS on 1/28 or 1/29, then you can make your delivery and visit or call before 2/6.

🔗 Sign up here: https://dorotusa.jotform.com/260197523974971.

01/23/2026

Due to the inclement weather, Winter Package Delivery on 1/25 is cancelled.

If you were registered as a volunteer, please refer to the email you received for more information and next steps.

01/22/2026

Creativity isn’t limited to art—it’s about how we live, dress, and express ourselves! ✨

Join us tomorrow (1/23) as we hear from style icon Debra Rapoport, the beloved New York City artist known for turning everyday materials into extraordinary, sculptural fashion.

For this second session in our Aging and Beauty series, we’ll be exploring how creativity shows up in the choices we make, the clothes we wear, and the ways we express who we are at every stage of life. 👒

Sign up now ➡️ dorotusa.org/DebraRapoport.

01/20/2026

It's cold out there! New Yorkers should be prepared for extreme cold weather this week. Dress warmly & check on friends and neighbors.

Find resources and helpful info here:

New York City winters, which often bring extreme cold, heavy snow, ice, sleet, and freezing rain, can pose serious hazards.

01/14/2026

Winter can be a time of isolation and loneliness for many—especially older adults. Help us brighten someone's day at our upcoming Winter Package Delivery! 😃❄️

Join us on Sunday, January 25 in Manhattan and Westchester to deliver a package of seasonal goodies to an older adult and connect for a friendly conversation.

Sign up today ➡️ dorotusa.org/volunteer/winter-package-delivery.

01/08/2026

Ready to start 2026 with purpose? Make a difference in your community by volunteering at our Winter Package Delivery on Sunday, January 25! ❄️

How does Package Delivery work?

🔗 Sign up for Manhattan or Westchester County at dorotusa.org/volunteer/winter-package-delivery.

🛍️ Pick up your package at a DOROT office on 1/25, where you'll also be matched with an older adult.

🤝 Deliver the package of goodies and connect for a friendly visit!

The smiles in these recent Package Deliveries photos say it all—the joy that comes from connection is undeniable. We hope you’ll join us and experience it for yourself this January!

12/31/2025

It’s the last day of 2025 and we have some exciting news! Our generous donors have increased their match to 3X for ALL gifts made before midnight tonight (12/31) 🕛

Your contribution helps:
🤝‍ Connect older adults with caring volunteers
🍽️ Provide nourishing meals
💡 Offer enriching programs

Help us start 2026 off right and donate before the ball drops at give.dorotusa.org/campaign/742982/donate 🪩

12/26/2025

At DOROT, our programs foster connection and create a sense of community in which younger and older people connect, learn, and grow.

While loneliness is a serious public health threat of epidemic proportions, we know that connection is the cure for loneliness.

Give the gift of connection and your gift will make 2X the impact!

🔗 https://give.dorotusa.org/campaign/742982/donate 💜

12/17/2025

We were so happy to celebrate our volunteer community last week at our Volunteer Appreciation Event! ☃️

Thanks to our amazing volunteers, we’re able to bring joy and friendship to older adults every single day. And as many of our volunteers have shared with us, those connections don’t just brighten the lives of older adults—they make a difference in the lives of our volunteers as well. As Sara W. shared with us:

"I’ve volunteered since 2018 and take great satisfaction in delivering packages to older adults and hearing about their extraordinary lives. Volunteering with DOROT is very meaningful personally and connects me to New Yorkers of all walks of life.”

Check out all our volunteer opportunities today at dorotusa.org/volunteer.

12/17/2025

Each night as we light the Hanukkah menorah, we bring more light into the world at the darkest time of year.

We like to think that this is what we do at DOROT, too. The more connections we create together, the brighter our community becomes.

On the first night of Hanukkah, older adults joined students preparing for their B-Mitzvahs to light the menorah together, marking the end of three months of shared laughter, learning, and intergenerational community through our B-Mitzvah Experience.

Happy Hanukkah 🕎

Learn more about DOROT's B-Mitzvah experience ➡️ dorotusa.org/volunteer/b-mitzvah-experience.

12/16/2025

Thank you New York City Council Committee on Aging and Council Member Crystal Hudson for shining a light on the issue of social isolation among older adults! 🔦 And thanks for welcoming our Chief Program Officer, Ali Hodin-Baier, to share some of the powerful ways DOROT prevents and eases that isolation, and the many ways seniors can participate. 🏠 📞 💻

“DOROT offers a range of cultural activities and opportunities for lifelong learning that happen not only in-person, but by phone and online, which lets us serve older adults who vary in mobility, interests, lack of transportation or WIFI, or who have different needs in bad weather,” Hodin Baier told the committee.

The key to success? No matter what the program—whether an arts workshop, book club, museum tour, or tech help—DOROT "weave[s] social connection into everything we offer." The city can do the same, Hodin Baier said, by putting social connection at the heart of its older adult programs and providing the staff and resources needed to ensure their success.

Read more ​➡️ https://www.dorotusa.org/news-stories/dorot-leader-speaks-at-council-hearing.

Our Chief Program Officer, Ali Hodin Baier, told the New York City Council recently about several ways DOROT prevents and eases social isolation among older adults, and how we expand our reach by…