There are over 5,000 frail and lonely Holocaust survivors living throughout New York City.

iVolunteer is a dynamic visitation program that sends volunteers to the homes of Holocaust survivors, providing them with companionship and much-needed assistance. Our volunteers are carefully matched with survivors who live nearby and share common interests. Through weekly visits, our volunteers build rewarding and enduring friendships with survivors. They are     given the privilege of hearing extraordinary stories, and the intergenerational bonds that inevitably form ensure the experience of the Holocaust will not be forgotten

Teen iVolunteer is a new program started by iVolunteer which will match teens with Holocaust survivors, for weekly visits for eight consecutive weeks.
Each week the volunteer will have a specific project to complete, based in what he/she learned during that week’s visit. Every year all the projects will be displayed publicly, with all the teens and survivors present.

iVolunteer’s new and exciting initiative is an experience of learning and through innovative ways, to awaken in youth a love and passion for giving back to the community.

iVolunteer helps survivors living in NYC

Please help us help them.

In New York City, as many 5,000 are alone and look forward to visits from young people who help them schlep groceries,  read them stories, and make them feel loved and remembered. When they find emergencies, volunteers are trained to let the right people know, so that the affected survivor can get the professional help they need from mainstream agencies.

Our Holocaust survivors are our last witness to a history that is a warning about how people can treat each other. In their lifetimes they have suffered. Our goal at iVolunteer is to treat them with the respect and dignity they deserve in their waning days.

Today, the survivors are facing their own challenges--aging, poverty and disease. Many are disconnected from their families because of distance and the inability to use today's technologies. This is why they are so in need of a visitor now.

Please click here to see a short video about ivolunteer

See iVolunteer in the NY Times.