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DORCAS INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RHODE ISLAND INC

Providence, RI   |  www.diiri.org

Mission

We empower individuals and families, especially the underserved, immigrants, and refugees, to become self-sufficient and fully participating members of our diverse community through innovative programs and advocacy that promote education, training, and cultural understanding.

Notes from the nonprofit

To access our most recent Annual Report (2020) please go to: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xbyuGg69vtRjvOzbdKpQf5F6Bn2vDSWm/view

Ruling year info

1984

Executive Director

Ms. Kathleen Cloutier

Main address

645 Elmwood Avenue

Providence, RI 02907 USA

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Formerly known as

International Institute of RI

Dorcas Place

EIN

05-0258886

NTEE code info

Human Service Organizations (P20)

Adult, Continuing Education (B60)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Social and economic status

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.

Population(s) Served
Adults

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. .

Population(s) Served
Immigrants and migrants
Adults

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

Population(s) Served
Adults
Immigrants and migrants

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.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Financials

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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 directors
as of 08/07/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Ms. April Chase Lubitz


Board co-chair

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

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 8/7/2024

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Gender identity
Female

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

Transgender Identity

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/12/2021

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Policies and processes
  • 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.