Awards &
Recognition
New England Board of Higher Education
selected Dorcas Place to be the 2008 recipient of the Rhode Island State Merit Award for “Higher Education Excellence.”
U. S. News and World Report
featured a Dorcas Place graduate in its November 5th, 2007 issue in their story about older adults going back to school and succeeding in college.
RI Board of Governors for Higher Education and RI Higher Education Assistance Authority
our President, Brenda Dann-Messier, was appointed by the Governor, with Senate approval, to represent Dorcas Place on these two boards.
European Access Network
2007 conference in Ireland featured a Dorcas Place presentation of one of our model programs.
RI School Age Child Care Association
2oo7 Top Honors for School Partnership
1999 Ocean State
Charities Trust - The Edward Ricci Award
"To Dorcas Place in Recognition of Your Commitment
to Literacy Programs for the Families of Rhode Island."
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