For 32 years, DOROT has worked to provide food, housing, companionship, education, and cultural enrichment to thousands of elderly New Yorkers and fosters friendship and respect between the generations. DOROT enhances the lives of thousands of seniors and their caregivers through a partnership of professional staff and a pool of 10,000 volunteers of all ages. In a world whose aging population is increasing at an exponential rate, DOROT is a model for volunteer-based communal service to the elderly.

Description and/or History:
Since 1976, DOROT has provided thousands of seniors with food, friendship, and opportunities for educational and cultural enrichment. Every year, DOROT's 32 programs serve more than 10.000 seniors and their caregivers who live on Manhattan's East and Upper West Sides. DOROT's telephone services are also available to seniors and volunteers throughout the Greater New York Metropolitan Area.

DOROT's mission is to achieve three goals:

• Enhance the lives of older people through a dynamic partnership of volunteers, professionals and the elderly.
• Foster beneficial relationships between the generations.
• Provide education and leadership in developing volunteer-based programs for seniors,locally, nationally and internationally.

DOROT was founded by a group of university students who visited homebound elders on Manhattan's Upper West Side. From this grassroots movement, DOROT has provided food, housing, education and companionship to its seniors and those who car for them each year.

As DOROT evolves to meet the growing needs and numbers of our elders, our basic philosophy and approach remain fundamentally the same. Volunteers of all ages help deliver vital services to the frail elderly and forge loving bonds between the generations. They, in return, are deeply enriched by their experiences.



Contact people:


Carrie Jacobs, Volunteer Manager, (212) 769-2850, (email) Jennifer Mandell, Volunteer Coordinator, (212) 769-2850, (email)


Office fax number: (212) 769-2850

Address:


171 West 85th Street New York, NY 10024 (See a map)


Web Site: http://www.dorotusa.org

Directions:

The crosstown buss stops at Amsterdam Avenue and 86 th Street > walk one block and turn left. Subway nr 1 and 9 stop at 86 th Street.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: 86 th Street /Broadway,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5 minutes   Nearest Bus Stop: Amsterdam Avenue, 2 minutes minute walk