HUDSON VALLEY, NY — ‘Tis the season for giving back to your community. There are a number of ways that you and your family can help others through the holidays.
Every day through Christmas, Patch will be highlighting a way you can provide compassion and resources to those in need.
Volunteer New York! makes it easy to find ways to help — through donations, supporting nonprofits and even volunteering from home.
Today’s opportunity is for friendly visitors for older adults with DOROT Westchester.
DOROT Westchester’s Friendly Visiting program is a great way to make new social connections at any stage of life. During friendly visits, older adults and volunteers enjoy weekly or monthly visits together in the older adult’s home. This is an opportunity to share interests and experiences, make new memories, and develop a mutually rewarding, genuine, and life-enhancing friendship.
Volunteers commit to visit their new friend for one hour—either weekly or monthly—for at least one year. Monthly matches are asked to also have one meaningful phone conversation between visits. A DOROT Westchester social worker will help find a compatible match and support both the volunteer and older adult for the duration of their relationship.
Volunteer requirements:
Must be 18+Must complete an orientation and background check, as well as provide referencesMust have valid government-issued IDMust commit to one year to building a relationship with an older adult
Express interest here to alert the volunteer coordinator of your interest and to make a positive connection with a local neighbor.
DOROT is a social services organization that fosters social connections and provides resources for independent aging for adults ages 60+. Its wide array of programs bring the generations together in mutually beneficial partnerships of older adults, volunteers, and professionals.