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Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

POIC

Non-profit Organization dedicated to the success of BIPOC youth and young adults through education a RAHS North Portland
717 N. Killingsworth Ct.

Rosemary Anderson is an accredited alternative high school serving students who are looking for small classes, inspiring teachers and more whole-life support, as they work towards completing their high school diploma or GED. Each student receives individual support from our team of teachers and career training advocates, who will work with you to find the best path forward in school and in career

preparation. Once connected to our team, we continue to provide mentoring after graduation through the transition to college or career training, and stay with you until the age of 25. Services include small classes, field trips, mentors, Sylvan tutors, counseling and social support services, employment and training programs, connections to internships, after school classes including yoga, art, drama and music, teen parent programs and free breakfast and lunch. RAHS operates in five locations, with one shared syllabus and educational philosophy. Our schools are located in North Portland, New Columbia and East Portland/Gresham. Portland, OR 97217

RAHS New Columbia
4610 N. Trenton, Portland, OR 97213

RAHS East
2208 SE 182nd, Portland, OR 97223

RAHS Lents
9330 SE Harold St, Portland, OR 97266

Rosemary Anderson Middle School
4430 N. Trenton, Portland, OR 97203

08/04/2026

🌱 YOU'RE INVITED to the 2026 POIC Gala this October 29th! 🌱

POIC rewrites stories from the ground up. This year, we're asking community members like you to help us reach deeper and rise higher. Your support will strengthen the impact of our programs and help cultivate the next chapter for those we serve.

Visit this link to learn more about our upcoming gala and secure your tickets today: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/poicgala2026/sponsors/ !

🌿🌲 We can't wait to see you there! 🌲🌿

07/29/2026

Congratulations to our crew of remarkable young women and girls on completing POIC's first-ever Girls Etiquette Group! 🎉

Leaders of our Family Services team created the course to build resiliency in girls by strengthening self-esteem and equipping them with the confidence to embrace new and unfamiliar spaces. Over five weeks, ten girls ages 12–17 completed lessons in healthy communication, self-care, positive self-talk, and relationship building.

The girls' group is a feature of our broader Family Services SANKOFA programming, which provides individualized support and resource navigation for families in our community.

To commemorate their achievement, the girls set sail aboard the Portland Spirit Cruises and Events lunch cruise for an afternoon of fine dining, sightseeing, and quality time together 🚢❤️🌞

07/21/2026

POIC Family Services helps families in our community find safety, stability, and healthy social connections. Many of the folks we serve have been impacted by the juvenile legal system, including young people transitioning out of detention and the adults who care for them.

Our services guide justice-impacted youth as they navigate probation, restorative justice practices, education, and early career development opportunities. Above all, our Family Services team centers client perspectives when building pathways toward success.

POIC staffers like Kamile Irwin-Cordero know that preventing youth-based violence and recidivism begins with programs that meet our participants' individual needs and with relationships built on trust.

"You have to find who you can connect with to listen to what they [youth participants] want. They're the experts...We're not the experts. We have lived experience, we have education on our time on our side, but it's about their experience. It's about helping them find what they want to do and showing them different tools and techniques to get there." - Kamille Irwin-Cordero, Director of POIC Family Services.

07/17/2026

The Case Study. The New York Times highlighted the work of the POIC Community Safety team this week in combating violence in Portland. A collaborative effort involving the City of Portland, health care institutions, and other CBOs, the difference they're making to reduce violence and gun-related deaths in the area takes continued investment and support.

Nationally recognized and awarded, and instrumental in creating a certification program of Community Safety Workers with Portland State University, Co-Directors Roy Moore and Hiag Brown lead a team that works round the clock to improve community safety and address violence through interruption, prevention, and intervention. The latest data from the City of Portland, OR shows homicides are down 56% year-to-date and 68% compared to the three-year average.

Read the full story here: https://nyti.ms/4fjKoDj

07/15/2026

Setting sail with our Rosemary Anderson Prep Green Team! ⛵🌞🫡

07/13/2026

Working with families and youth impacted by violence requires staff who serve their community with understanding, patience, and experience.

Isiah Bailey, a Program Manager on our Community Safety team, serves as a hospital responder and supervisor, meeting with families directly after violent incidents and continuing to provide support long thereafter. As a survivor of gun violence himself, Isiah's lived experience is integral to the way he shows up for our participants and guides their healing with grace.

"I come from spaces where trauma and loss were part of everyday life...My journey is not separate from this work; it is the reason I do it." - Isiah Bailey, POIC Community Safety Program Manager.

07/10/2026

"One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world." — Malala Yousafzai

Alvin Johnson, principal of Rosemary Anderson Prep Middle School, has changed our world. After six years of loving dedication and leadership at POIC, Principal Alvin is retiring at the end of this summer. Today, we’d like to celebrate his legacy with you.

Throughout his time at POIC, Alvin has impacted entire community systems: building partnerships with surrounding organizations, developing trusted relationships with families, and uplifting a small but mighty team of remarkable educators. Most importantly, he provided students with a safe environment where their curiosity and passion could flourish.

Thank you, Alvin, for every ounce of love you gave our school. We are who we are because you believed in us first.

Enjoy this next chapter, you've earned it! 💛💛💛

07/08/2026

POIC's CHEF Academy welcomed longtime partner and chef Jeff Kim from Aji Fish Butchery () for a whole cod breakdown tutorial with our current cohort!

We are incredibly grateful for community partners like Chef Kim, who help POIC advance its mission to develop professional pathways for our participants. Through expert guidance and hands-on learning, young adults in our community are building lasting careers and life-changing economic mobility.

07/07/2026

POIC's Healing Hurt People Team and OHSU research partners continue to redefine what comprehensive trauma care looks like through Photovoice.

The team recently gathered at the 2026 Northwest States Trauma Conference, where they presented photos and testimony documenting the day-to-day experiences of hospital-based intervention workers. By centering frontline staff perspectives, Photovoice communicates the human side of trauma care and explores what it means to support survivors outside the hospital.

We're grateful for our continued partnership with OHSU and proud to advance trauma-informed, community-centered solutions for safer neighborhoods.

07/01/2026

The stronger our roots, the brighter their futures. Join us for an evening grounded in the people, partners, and programs that rewrite life stories!

🌱 SAVE THE DATE | POIC GALA 2026 🌱

📆 Thursday, October 29th, 2026.
📍 Hyatt Regency Portland at the Convention Center
375 NE Holladay Street | Portland, Oregon.

🔗 Learn more about this year's Gala here: www.portlandoic.org/news-events/2026-poic-annual-gala-al9f9

Address

717 N Killingsworth Court
Portland, OR
97217

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+15037977222

Website

http://www.portlandoic.org/

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