The Yellow Door

The Yellow Door mission is to empower young people to initiate and engage in community and creative projects that promote social inclusion, combat urban isolation across all generations, and spark positive societal change.

Our flagship outreach program—Generations—aims to decrease the sense of isolation experienced by many inner city elderly and to help in preventing premature institutionalization.

We arrange weekly home visits to seniors and accompaniments to hospital and other appointments. Other volunteer services consist of running errands for housebound seniors, helping with computers and other technology, and organizing social events such as our Social Club, Knitting Club, Book Club, Movie Club and Art Club. All these services seek to inform and to empower the elderly, and to uphold their sense of dignity.

Other Yellow Door programs include a lunch kitchen for collective meals, a food bank for students in need, and a coffeehouse where performances are held.