About Phoenix School of Roseburg
Phoenix School of Roseburg was founded with a simple mission: to give students a better path forward. What began as a small alternative program has grown and evolved over the years, adapting to the needs of the community while staying rooted in its original purpose, helping students succeed in ways that traditional models often miss.
Our History
1981
Phoenix School Begins
Phoenix School of Roseburg was founded in 1981 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting young people who were not succeeding in traditional school environments. From the beginning, the focus was simple: meet students where they are and help them move forward.
Growth as a Public Charter School Program
As part of its broader work, Phoenix later operated a public charter school program, expanding its ability to serve students through flexible, student-centered education models designed to reengage learners and support real progress toward graduation and employment. While the charter school became widely recognized in the community, it was one part of the larger Phoenix organization.
2000s
Expanding Support for Youth
Workforce Development & Conservation Crews
Today
A Connected Pathway of Support
While the charter school program has concluded, Phoenix School of
Roseburg continues forward as the nonprofit organization that has
always supported youth and families. Today, Phoenix operates a connected system of programs—including Phoenix Early Learning Center, educational support services, and Phoenix WORKS—providing Vocational and Technical (VoTech) pathways that integrate work-based learning with education. By serving children, youth, and families across multiple stages of life, Phoenix is evolving into a regional hub for early learning, education support, and workforce development in Douglas County.
Letter From Leadership
For more than 40 years, Phoenix School of Roseburg has been a place where young people find a second chance and families find support when they need it most.
As a nonprofit serving Douglas County, our mission has remained the same: providing childcare for families, real job experience for youth, and pathways that help people move forward.
While our charter school chapter has concluded, Phoenix continues as the organization that has always supported youth and families—steadfast in our commitment and deeply rooted in this community.
Today, our work is growing. Through our Early Learning Center, we provide high-quality childcare and enrichment for children from infancy through school age, helping parents stay employed and families stay stable. We are also expanding support for older youth through our Teen Zone, creating a safe, structured environment during critical after school hours.
Through Phoenix WORKS, we connect education with real-world experience—offering vocational and technical pathways that equip young people with practical skills, income, and direction for their future. This is not a departure from who we’ve been, but an expansion of our purpose—
supporting individuals at every stage, from early childhood to workforce readiness.
Together We Rise is about meeting this moment—bringing our community together to strengthen programs that are already creating real, local impact every day. It’s not about starting something new, but about growing what has always been here to serve even more.
