Welcome to DePorres P.L.A.C.E., Inc.
Learn it ~ Live it ~ Literacy
DePorres P.L.A.C.E., Inc. is a not-for-profit adult literacy center located in Riviera Beach, Florida.
Founded in 1997 by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, De Porres P.L.A.C.E. offers classes in basic adult literacy (reading and writing) and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL).
Our program is open to anyone over the age of 18 who wants to learn how to read or speak English.
We serve a diverse student population. We serve Americans who never learned how to read or who need to improve their reading skills. Students also come from Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba, Ecuador, Poland, France, Brazil, Jamaica and more.
Classes are small. Students are either tutored one-on-one or in small group classes.
All classes are taught by volunteer tutors.
A $10 registration fee is paid once per fiscal year. Prospective students must call to make an appointment to register and take an entrance test.
Please call (561) 863-5778 for more information.
Contacts
DePorres P.L.A.C.E., Inc.
Adult Literacy Center
100 W. 20th Street, Room 106
Riviera Beach, FL 33404
(561) 863-5778
FAX (561) 863-3199
Email: DePorresPlace@juno.com
Director:
Sr. Margaret Exworthy, O.P.
Associate Director:
Nancy N. Parker
Administrative Assistant:
Sandra Pino
Evening Coordinator:
Deborah Graham
Literacy AmeriCorps Volunteers:
Marie Corbitt and James Maynor
Member of the Dominican Rea Literacy Corporation, ProLiteracy America, The Florida Literacy Coalition, and the Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition