ABOUT US
ABOUT US
At De Rose is a community health organization providing culturally specific, wraparound services to Africans and other immigrant and refugee women and youth. Our programs and services include:
Comprehensive mental healthcare programs specifically designed for women.
Effective after-school assignment support for African children, facilitated by Ph.D. students from PSU.
Strong mentoring for immigrant and refugee youth, offering career advice and job placement services.
A weekly public food drive that addresses urgent community needs.
Aggressively rebuilding families and stabilizing lives through collaboration with employers and empowering sober homeless individuals to prepare for the workforce.
We are committed to making a significant impact in our communities. Entering immigrant and refugee youth plus career advising services and job placement
The hardships of Portland’s African immigrant community were brought to light by COVID-19, and the number of African women and their families experiencing mental health problems rose. There was also an increase in stress and fear due to the pandemic, as well as an increase in homelessness because people were losing their jobs and working fewer hours.
Therefore, DRB had to rise to the occasion and create an outreach service to provide culturally specific mental health services to women of African descent, feed the homeless, and provide mental and emotional support to the immigrant community.
OUR MISSION & VISION
Be the link between communities and holistic wellness to create a healthier community for a better society.
Our mission is to improve the physical and mental health of immigrants and refugees, focusing on women and youth. English is an immigrant’s “currency,” so classes are used to teach and improve fluency in the language. To combat food insecurity and poverty, we run a pantry tailored to the community’s culture. Mentoring, after-school activities, and wrap-around services for the homeless population are ways to close the educational gap.
YOU KEEP WHAT YOU LOVE BY GIVING IT AWAY
Empowering African Youth
Our after-school program is a robust mentoring program that helps African children with assignments and psychosocial support. The goal of DRB’s after-school program is to close the achievement gap in education while promoting and exposing African youth to careers in STEAM fields like clean energy, engineering, technology, and aerospace. This after-school program is carried out with help from Ph.D. students from PSU.
Empowering African Youth
DRB philosophy is wrapped around the fact that everyone at one point will need a hand that will link and connect them to a purpose in life. DRB serves as that bridge.
DRB offers:
1) Culturally-specific, mental health service to African women
2) Support to youths and their families through mentoring and other programs that enable families to thrive.
3) Support for homeless with the ultimate goal of restoring individuals and reconnecting families
We also provide programs in the following areas to meet the needs of our community: civil engagement programs, sewing classes, Zumba classes, gardening, walking groups, culturally specific healthy cooking classes, community health education classes, and a program for married women.