Our Vision to in this New Era
New York City is entering a chapter defined by commitments to: housing justice, school transformation, youth mental health, community safety rooted in care, and neighborhood-based cultural hubs. Dorill Initiative stands as a ready partner. Our programs, pedagogy, and civic arts approach align seamlessly with this new vision for our City: WE ADDRESS the affordability crisis by offering no-cost arts programs to families across the city; WE STRENGTHEN youth mental health through creative practice, belonging, and identity development; WE ADVANCE education equity by embedding SEL, CYPD, and culturally responsive arts into schools; WE INCREASE community safety by creating third spaces rooted in connection and care; WE BUILD workforce pipelines through arts leadership, artistic coach development, and youth internship and employment. OUR WORK IS NOT AN ADD-ON TO CITY PRIORITIES - IT IS CENTRAL TO THEM.
Support Our Revolution of the Heart Campaign
Invest in our ROTH Campaign and help us raise $1M by December 31st! Every dollar is an act toward fueling a revolution, transforming lives, and igniting futures for At-Promise Youth and Families across New York City.
Support The City We Deserve
Invest in The City We Deserve. Not the city we were handed—but the one we are building together. A city where Young Citizen Artists tell the truth with volume and craft, where families are centered, and where culture is a lifeline, not a line item. At Dorill, we don’t ask our youth to shrink to fit. We say: stand as you are, build as you imagine, and create at the level of your future. Your investment helps make that future possible.
New Vision for Old P.S. 64
Dorill Initiative has been chosen as the Lead Community Partner to steward the restoration and revitalization of Old P.S. 64 into a 21st Century Reimagined Civic Arts Hub that is by, for, and of community.
THE DOER WAY
Amplify love through art: experience the Dorill Method. View our Programs and see how we do it all.
BY THE NUMBERS
250+ Youth Served Since 2018, 5+ Years Of Arts Programming, 3 In-School Arts Partnerships, and 2 After-School Arts Partnerships.
DORILL ARTS
From dance, drama, media, music, spoken word, visual art, and creative makerspace.
PaST Event
Disrupt Through Art Gala
This year we came together to celebrate The City We Deserve. This celebration was a radiant tribute to the legacy of In Living Color — a show that cracked the cultural code wide open — and a love letter to our city, seen through the eyes of those who dare to dream in full spectrum.
upcoming Event
Winter Workshop Showing
Join us on Saturday, December 6, 2025 to celebrate what our YCAs have been working on this fall during Saturday Arts Program. We hope to see you there! Hosted at The Lower Eastside Girls Club, 402 E 8th Street, New York, NY 10009.
The People behind Dorill
Our DoERS
WHY CHOOSE DORILL?
Because it's a revolution of the heart.
Dorill Initiative is a collective movement shaping a community of DoERs bred from diversity and opportunity that respectfully includes every leader with the teachings of love; a beautiful coalition of change.