Elevate Oregon

Elevate Oregon builds relationships with youth to promote education, self-reliance, and achievement. Through long-term, culturally responsive instruction and mentoring support, we empower young people toward success and leadership, with the goal that they become a strong positive influence in the community.

Elevate was founded in 2010 with a focus on East Portland’s Parkrose School District (PSD). In October 2023, Elevate successfully replicated our embedded services in two additional highly diverse but underserved school districts: David Douglas and Reynolds. We now serve a total of 18 schools across our three Portland school district partners and one middle school in Vancouver Public Schools. Our focus on high school graduation, post-secondary preparation, and dropout prevention seeks to alter an intergenerational cycle of exclusion and propels our students toward success.

We work closely with administrators in our partner school districts to identify the students who would most benefit from our services. Then, we connect these students with role models of color who have lived experiences overcoming the same challenges they face, and who can authentically engage families in their children’s educational experiences. In addition to daily inclass sessions focused on character development, academic support, and career readiness, we create safe, pro-social wrap-around programming for our students to connect with each other and their community during out-of-school times.

“SEI and the 1803 Fund’s significant investment in our community through the Education Co-Op will have a lasting and transformative impact on the well-being of our youth and the entire region. Elevate Oregon is honored to be part of this collective effort. As a member of the Education Co-Op, we are committed to empowering Portland Metro youth with the tools, support, and opportunities they need to thrive in school and in life.”

Contact Information

Donell Morgan, Executive Director

donell@elevateoregon.org