DOROT INC

COMMUNITY SERVICES ALLEVIATES SOCIAL ISOLATION AND BRINGS THE GENERATIONS TOGETHER THROUGH ENRICHING PROGRAMS. DOROT'S RESPONSE TEAM VOLUNTEER CORPS PROVIDES OLDER ADULTS WITH ONE-TIME SERVICES SUCH AS BIRTHDAY VISITS AND CALLS, HELPS WITH ERRANDS AND HOUSEHOLD TASKS SUCH AS RETURNING LIBRARY BOOKS, ORGANIZING PAPERWORK, AND TAKING NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS, THUS DECREASING SOCIAL ISOLATION AND OFFERING NEEDED ASSISTANCE. VOLUNTEERS SHARE OLDER ADULTS' CONCERNS WITH SOCIAL WORKERS SO THAT DOROT CAN CONNECT THEM TO RESOURCES AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT AND PROMOTE AGING IN PLACE. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATIONDOROT CONNECTIONS IN QUEENS OFFERED VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON INTERGENERATIONAL AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS AND VOLUNTEERS LIVING IN NEW YORK CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 06 TO CREATE COMMUNITY USING AN INTENSIVE OUTREACH RECRUITMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY. LASTING IMPRESSIONS OFFERS SENIORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE THEIR LEGACY IN THE FORM OF AN ETHICAL WILL, MEMOIR, ART PROJECT OR VIDEO/AUDIO INTERVIEW; AND HELPS THOSE INTERESTED COMPOSE ADVANCE CARE PLANS. THROUGH FOUR ANNUAL PACKAGE DELIVERY PROGRAMS, VOLUNTEERS BRING PACKAGES OF HOLIDAY FOOD, TREATS, AND ESSENTIALS TO HOME-BASED OLDER ADULTS AND ENJOY A FRIENDLY VISIT EITHER OVER THE PHONE OR IN THE HOME. DOROT SOCIAL WORKERS FOLLOW-UP ON ANY UNMET NEEDS. AGING ALONETOGETHER IS A SIX-SESSION WORKSHOP SERIES THAT PROVIDES TOOLS, STRATEGIES, AND SUPPORT FOR ADULTS WHO IDENTIFY AS SOLO AGERS: INDIVIDUALS WHO, BY CHOICE OR CIRCUMSTANCE, FUNCTION WITHOUT THE SUPPORT SYSTEM TRADITIONALLY PROVIDED BY FAMILY. BRINGING THE GENERATIONS TOGETHER IS A HIGH PRIORITY FOR DOROT AND A WIDE RANGE OF INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED THAT BRING OLDER ADULTS AND VOLUNTEERS TOGETHER TO FORM LASTING RELATIONSHIPS. KEY PROGRAMS INCLUDE OUR TEEN AND COLLEGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS, FAMILY VOLUNTEERING, ART, MUSIC, CHESS AND CURRENT EVENTS WORKSHOPS. GENUINE CONNECTIONS IS AN EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE SPACE FOR SENIORS AND TEENS TO BUILD INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY THROUGH WORTHWHILE CONVERSATION AND FUN ACTIVITIES WITHIN SMALL AND CONSISTENT GROUPS. THE COMBINATION OF SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY, PERSONAL STORYTELLING, AND REFLECTION CREATES AN ATMOSPHERE IN WHICH MEANINGFUL INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS FORM AND GROW. DURING 2025, OVER 8,215 COMPASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED OLDER ADULTS WITH A RANGE OF SERVICES AND SOCIAL INTERACTION.

SOCIALIZATION SERVICES CONNECT OLDER ADULTS TO PEERS AND YOUNGER GENERATIONS TO ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE, REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND CREATE LARGER COMMUNITY BONDS. DOROT'S FRIENDLY VISITING PROGRAM MATCHES COMPASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS WITH OLDER ADULTS FOR WEEKLY/MONTHLY MEETINGS AND CONVERSATIONS AT HOME OR VIRTUALLY. SOCIAL WORKERS SUPPORT OLDER ADULT-VOLUNTEER MATCHES THROUGHOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP, PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND REFERRALS TO OTHER SERVICES. DOROT RUNS A WIDE RANGE OF ONLINE GROUP OFFERINGS THROUGH ONSITE AT HOME, INCLUDING HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND EXERCISE; CURRENT EVENTS CLASSES; AND ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATIONTHROUGH LONGSTANDING SYNAGOGUE PARTNERSHIPS, DOROT SOCIAL WORKERS SUPPORT OLDER CONGREGANTS, GUIDE CAREGIVERS, INSPIRE AN ETHIC OF VOLUNTEERISM, AND ADVISE PASTORAL STAFF ABOUT RESOURCES FOR THE AGING. DOROT'S HOLOCAUST INITIATIVE PROVIDES PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES TO HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND CHILDREN OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS (2GS). DOROT STAFF IS TRAINED IN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF A PERSON-CENTERED TRAUMA-INFORMED (PCTI) CARE APPROACH IN DEVELOPING PROGRAMS FOR AND ASSISTING OLDER ADULTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA. DOROT WESTCHESTER OFFERS VOLUNTEER VISITING, ONSITE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING TO OLDER ADULT WESTCHESTER RESIDENTS. DOROT STAFF ATTEND CONFERENCES TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND DOROT'S MODEL AND LEARNINGS AROUND CREATING MEANINGFUL INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT ALLEVIATES SOCIAL ISOLATION AMONG OLDER ADULTS.