DORCAS INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RHODE ISLAND INC
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island works to provide low-income adults, immigrants and refugees the tools needed to empower them to realize their full potential. We do this through through programs addressing literacy, collaboration, advocacy, and community involvement. We offer a variety of programs and services that help our clients overcome cultural, educational, economic and language barriers.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Education and Training
We provide adult education including English as a Second Language, High School Equivalency Test preparation, Workforce Training programs, and Citizenship preparation classes. We also work with local industry experts to offer job training classes leading to industry certification and employment.
Employment Services
Our employment services assist clients with all aspects of job search, application, and retention. We offer assistance with gaining employment and help with in applying for unemployment insurance.
Refugee Resettlement and Case Management
We provide short and long-term assistance, including case management, to clients to overcome barriers to their success. We offer full resettlement services to refugee clients with on-going case management. .
Citizenship and Immigration
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island provides low-cost family based citizenship and immigration legal services. We are proud to report that 97% of clients who filed applications to obtain legal status had their cases approved
Interpreting and Translating
Through our Pinpoint Translation services, we provide 24/7 professional interpreting and translating services in over 60 languages. As a public service, we offer free translation of COVID-19 safety materials to all non-profits across Rhode Island.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of immigrants applied for naturalization
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants
Related Program
Citizenship and Immigration
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Number of refugees resettled
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Immigrants and migrants
Related Program
Refugee Resettlement and Case Management
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This speaks to the number of refugees resettled not the overall number assisted.
Number of adult learners enrolled
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants
Related Program
Education and Training
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This number is being confirmed. Data has been skewed due to COVID-19 program changes.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To welcome all those who are working to overcome cultural, educational, economic, and language barriers; and empower them to achieve economic self-sufficiency and to participate actively in our community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We offer client-centered, strengths-based, comprehensive, and fully coordinated services to support all stages of community integration of our foreign-born neighbors over time. Our programs, advocacy, and opportunities are based on our expertise in family literacy and adult education, workforce development, refugee resettlement, translation, interpretation, U.S. citizenship and immigration legal services. Our expectation is that newcomers receive the full range of services needed to achieve their personal goals.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have a highly experienced and diverse group of employees who fully represent our client population; many of whom are foreign born and/or are multi-lingual. We have invested in infrastructure improvements; in our facilities, technology and staff development. We have invested in leadership development and quality improvement training. We have also developed a strong network of strategic partners, which allow us to broaden our services and have greater client impact.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have successfully expanded and developed several business opportunities (social enterprises) that generate increased revenue for the organization, while expanding our service capacity and mission impact. We have developed consistent systems for staff information-sharing and problem-solving around service delivery and customer outcomes. An outcome of this is an improved admissions process that is client-centered and customer-service oriented. We've also developed an internal culture of leadership that promotes individual professional growth in the service of shared goals, values and outcomes.
Engaging currently unconnected people and businesses that can support and/or benefit from our expertise and comprehensive services is an area that we are still working to accomplish. We are also in the process of developing a progressive management structure that facilitates communication, protects business continuity and readily responds to changing organizational and community needs.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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DORCAS INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RHODE ISLAND INC
Board of directorsas of 08/07/2024
Ms. April Chase Lubitz
Mr. Michael Gillerlane
Amica
W. Robert Kemp
Retired-Textron, Inc
April Chase-Lubitz
Robin Torbron Warde
Director of Alunmi Relations, Bryant University
Anne Maxwell Livingston
Attorney
Margaret Meany
V.P. Operations, Amos House
Irene Nerney
Sisters of Mercy, Northeast
Ralph Posner
Giovanni Jewelry
Philomena Teixeria
Finance, Bank of America
Henry Cruz
Amgen
Michael Gillerlane
VP Claims Dept., Amica
Sylvia Carey Butler
Vice President of Institutional Equity and Diversity, Brown University
Jorge Mejia
Director, Auxilliary Business Affaird & Budget, RISD
Judy Croyle
Realtor with Residential Properties
Frank Darigan
Retired Rhode Island Superior Court Judge
Michael Dwyer
Director, Privacy & Compliance Operations, Lifespan
Robert English
President & Founder of Chemical Solutions, Inc. - a salt and chemical importer and wholesale chemical distributor
Lucy Maddock
Interim Executive Director; American Mathematical Society
Veronica McComb
Professor of Politics, Law and Society, Bryant University
Helga Melgar
Director of Digital Marketing & Content, Roger Williams University School of Law
Nita Parsnani
Brian Powrie
Human Resources Executive (Organization design and performance management), CVS
James Rajotte
Director of Strategy and Innovation, RI Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Samuel Salganik
Executive Director, Rhode Island Parent Information Network
Rosy Tavares
Manufacturing Lab Supervisor, American Red Cross; President, Cape Verdean Heritage of Rhode Island
William Twaddell
Career Foreign Service Officer; Retired United States Ambassador to Mauritania and Nigeria
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.