Children’s Friend at Dorcas International

Many non-profit community-based organizations (CBOs), especially human service organizations, have underutilized space in their existing buildings due to changes in programmatic funding. Seeing the opportunity to generate revenue, fill a client need and foster a collaborative, like-missioned partnership, Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island and Children’s Friend combined efforts to open one preschool classroom in an unused wing at Dorcas International’s inner city Providence location.