Consulting
Interested in learning more about the complex issue of homelessness?
Path Home is proud to offer presentations and consulting services to the community. With over 18 years of providing direct services to people experiencing homelessness, Path Home Executive Director, Brandi Tuck, is an expert in the field and has a wealth of knowledge to share about the complex issue of homelessness and the transformative impact of trauma-informed design and architecture.
Homelessness
A deep dive into the history, causes, effects, and solutions to homelessness. Great for groups interested in learning an overall view of this complex issue. Recommended for companies, faith communities, foundations, or any other group.
Included:
30 or 45 minute tailored presentation from Path Home Executive Director, Brandi Tuck
15 minutes for questions and conversation
100 brochures corresponding to the presentation included (digital also available)
Slides available after presentation
Beginning at $250/hour, with free or discounted rates for partners. For inquiries, contact speakingrequest@path-home.org.
Shelter Operations, withTrauma-Informed Design & Architecture
Path Home’s Family Village Campus is the first and only family shelter in Oregon featuring trauma-informed design. This type of design is shown to help people heal through the crisis and trauma of homelessness and have more success in long-term housing.
What we do works: around 90% of families move from shelter to housing, and 87% stay housed.
Brandi is willing to consult with you on best practices in shelter operation, and how to adapt your own spaces using trauma-informed design & architecture.
Learn from the only local experts in Oregon.
Beginning at $150/hour. All consulting is tailored to your requests. For inquires, contact speakingrequest@path-home.org.
About Brandi
Executive Director, Brandi Tuck, graduated from the University of Florida with degrees in Political Science & Philosophy and a minor in Organizational Leadership for Nonprofits, as well as a certificate in Nonprofit Administration from Boston College. In 2005, Brandi moved to Portland and began working at the Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force conducting in anti-hunger public policy and outreach for federal nutrition programs. In 2007, Brandi founded Path Home and has worked as the Executive Director ever since, increasing the organizational budget from $78,000 to $6.5 million. Brandi is currently on the board of the American Leadership Form of Oregon (ALF) and has also served on the board of the Nonprofit Association Oregon (NAO), the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble, and the national board of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN).
Awards
2023 Portland Business Journal 40 Under 40 Award
2022 Light a Fire Award for Extraordinary Executive Director
2013 WVDO Crystal Award for Executive Fundraising
2010 Bank of America Local Hero Award
2009 Skidmore Prize for Nonprofit Service
Publications
2019 TEDxMtHood, How trauma informed design could transform homeless shelters
2018 Oregonian, Using data to help solve our homeless, housing crisis
2014 Comcast news segment