Path Home

Mission

Path Home's mission is to empower families with children to get back into housing and stay there.

Bottom Line for Portland

Last year, Path Home helped 564 families through programs designed to help them move from crisis to stability:

Path Home’s Prevention Program offers flexible assistance to families at risk of eviction so that parents and kids never have to experience the trauma of homelessness. At Family Village shelter, the first family shelter in Oregon designed using trauma-informed design and architecture, 86% of families who stay in shelter move back into permanent housing, and the average length of stay is less than four months. The Housing First Program helps families move back into homes as quickly as possible and provides the long-term, loving support they need to keep their housing long term - 87% of families keep housing for good.

Please make a gift today to build dignity, restore power, and promote autonomy for local kids and their families. 

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"I can’t tell you how thankful I am for your program. You have given me a chance to make something for my family. You have allowed me to breathe knowing my rent is paid and I do not have to face the cold alone. Thank you, from my family to yours. I will do my best to pay this forward and help someone within my means." Bronson, Prevention program participant

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

One of the root causes of homelessness is the effect of institutional racism and discrimination against communities of color. As such, Path Home intentionally strives to be an anti-racist organization where all staff and families we serve feel a sense of inclusion and belonging. At Path Home, 66% of the families we serve are BIPOC. In reflection of those we serve, more than half – 57% – of Path Home’s staff have lived experience of homelessness, 55% identify as BIPOC, 48% identify as LGBTQIA2S+, and 27% have a disability.

Incentives

The first five donors over $500 will receive a $160 gift card to buy any full-priced blanket of their choosing from Sackcloth and Ashes, a mission-driven company that donates a blanket to a homeless shelter for each one purchased.

Partner(s)

First Tech Federal Credit Union is matching the first $15,000 raised to double your impact!

Check out some of our amazing non-profit partners:

Sisters of the Road-Sisters of the Road exists to support low-income and houseless individuals through charitable and educational programs, including providing affordable, healthy, and delicious meals in a space that welcomes all to come dine with dignity. 

Growing Gardens- Growing Gardens envisions an Oregon where every home has equal access to fresh produce and a sincere desire to understand, participate in, and improve our local food system.

Our Just Future- Our Just Future counters the forces that keep people and communities in poverty by building relationships and assets that create opportunity – today and for future generations.

Forest Park Conservancy-Guided by the Greater Forest Park Conservation Initiative, the Forest Park Conservancy maintains trails, restores native habitat, and inspires community appreciation and future stewardship for generations to come.