Dorcas Place Adult and Family Learning Center has been newly accredited by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) by meeting all 20 standards that the BBB requires of charities to demonstrate accountability in their fundraising and management practices.
Dorcas Place is registered with JustGive.org for the purpose of receiving online donations through a secure site. Thank you for your support.
Dorcas Place is a Community Impact Partner of the United Way for Building Neighborhood and Adult Independence.
If you participate in a workplace payroll deduction program, you may name Dorcas Place for designated gifts and pledges through the United Way of Rhode Island, the RI and Southeastern Massachusetts Area Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), and the RI State Employees Charitable Appeal (SECA). If making a donation through the CFC, please write this special five digit code, #30890 in the designated place on the pledge form.
Contributions by check can be mailed to:
Development Office
Dorcas Place
220 Elmwood Ave.
Providence, RI 02907
| $3000 | 1 year of instruction for adult basic literacy, ESOL, and GED preparation |
| $2500 | 2 months work skills training, internship & job placement services in the Career Academy |
| $1,750 | Licensing & certification support for immigrant health professionals in the RI Welcome Back Center |
| $1,000 | 15 hours of post-secondary education, counseling and college transition services |
| $750 | 15 hours of parent-child learning activities in the Family Literacy Program |
| $500 | 12 hours of counseling for day-care, health, housing and other family needs |
| $250 | Testing, assessment and placement services for 1 student |
| $150 | Books and supplies for 1 student for 1 year |
| $100 | 1 month’s transportation to Dorcas Place |
| $75 | 2 hours of intensified use of math and reading software in the staff-assisted Learning Resource Center |
Contributions by VISA, MasterCard, or Discover are accepted.
Call 401-273-8866 ext. 111 or email the Development Office for more information.
Call 401-421-5753 or email the Providence Clothing Collaborative for drop-off hours and locations. For more information about the Clothing Collaborative, click here.
Established in 1989, the Friendship Fund at Eastside Marketplace has more than 160 active non-profit organizations, now including Dorcas Place! We receive a cash donation equal to 1% of the total of all receipts collected and have received more than 100 receipts this year. Thank you to Dorcas Place supporter Dorothy Pliakas for contributing to us through the Friendship Fund! Eastside Marketplace is conveniently located at 165 Pitman Street in Providence.
Save you receipts & mail to:
Dorcas Place
Attn: Bethany Plummer-Ricci
220 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907
When Dawn Sullivan, past Director of the RI Department of Human Services and beloved member of our community passed away, a special fund at Dorcas was named in her honor, The Dawn Sullivan Memorial Fund. This has been a restricted fund at Dorcas Place to aid our clients in need of emergency support services when other services are not available.
Over the years it has helped our adult learners face urgent circumstances that may require financial assistance. It was provided support for gas payments, rental fees, food purchases and addressed unexpected emergencies.
When your case managers access this Fund to help an adult learner through a short-term crisis, they are also helping this student stay in school and persist towards longer-term goals.
The economy has taken a toll on everyone, and has impacted our low-income students in dramatic ways. Thus the Fund in Dawn’s honor has seen a lot of use over the past year; we need to raise some funds to start replenishing it this year. Can you help us?
If you are able to consider a gift restricted for the Fund, it would go a long way towards meeting the emergency needs of adult learners here who may require emergency assistance.
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