DOROT – DOROT (the Hebrew word for “generations”) provides a vital lifeline for thousands of older adults in New York City by building social connections at a time when face-to-face contact could be unsafe. Especially during a pandemic when social isolation can have devastating consequences on one’s health, volunteers would build community bonds and interact with older adults by phone.
Tanabel – Tanabel is a food and events company that employs refugee women with exceptional talent in the kitchen. Volunteers would deliver groceries to refugee families.
International Rescue Committee‘s Virtual Storytime Initiative – Volunteers would record themselves reading children’s stories in a variety of languages.
Hike for Haiti Challenge – Students in the rural community of Marre-a-Coiffe walk the equivalent of 200 flights of stairs to get to access to education, healthcare and clean water. The organization, Hope for Haiti (CEO is an RPCV!), challenged people from all over the world to (virtually) hike the same distance in solidarity and provided RPCVs a promo code to register and participate in live-streamed workouts for free.
Caring for Your Mental and Emotional Health as an Evacuee
This webinar, co-hosted by the NPCA and NYCPCA, featured Dr. Nicole Brule, Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Dr. Brule is a RPCV (Lesotho ’97-’99) who was evacuated from service due to a civil war 6 months before COS. Her dissertation was on how trauma impacts the reentry experience for RPCVs. Dr. Brule covered best practices for evacuees to improve their mental and emotional health and how allies can support.