Portland, Oregon · 501(c)(3) Public Charity

Resources —
Not Referrals.

There is a gap between the help that exists and the help that is actually received. A Less Broken Path was built to close it — by staying involved until a referral becomes a resource, and that resource becomes an outcome.

"Where others stop, we climb."

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See what "Resources — Not Referrals" really means.

Our Mission

We refuse to confuse a referral with a result.

Most systems hand people a phone number and call it help. We build the bridge between the systems — and stay with the person long enough to cross it.

Heal

Meet people where they are — in crisis, in court, in the parking lot — and resolve the practical barriers traditional programs can't cover.

Grow

Turn navigation into stability: housing preserved, evictions prevented, utilities connected, families kept together, employment secured.

Move Forward

Measure what changed because we were involved — outcomes, not referral counts. Success is a life on a less broken path.

Why We Exist

The difference was someone staying involved.

Vulnerable people are handed referrals every day — lists, hotlines, websites. Most of those referrals die in a voicemail box. The systems are real, the funding is real, but the connection never actually happens.

A Less Broken Path exists for exactly that moment: hands-on navigation instead of passive handoffs, collaboration with existing providers instead of duplication, and flexible problem-solving for the barriers that fall between traditional funding streams.

"The difference was not another phone number. The difference was someone staying involved until the connection actually happened."

The Courthouse Parking Lot

Our founder arrived at a courthouse to help an existing client fight an eviction. In the parking lot, a stranger approached — a father with two boys, ages 8 and 9 — and asked if he was a lawyer.

"No," Kevin said. "But I'm an advocate."

The family was preparing to sleep outside that night. They weren't on the schedule. They weren't a case number. Kevin listened, activated a relationship with Bybee Lakes Hope Center, and personally advocated until — despite extremely limited capacity — they made room.

That night, a father and his two sons slept indoors, together.
What We Do

Six ways your support becomes an outcome.

Every investment area exists because we've watched real people fall through that exact gap.

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Direct Client Assistance

Resolve practical barriers that traditional programs cannot cover — the needs that don't fit inside a reimbursable service code.

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Housing Stabilization

Navigation, landlord coordination, documentation support, and crisis prevention — before an emergency becomes homelessness.

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Transportation & Access

Help clients reach appointments, housing, employment, and required services. Distance shouldn't decide outcomes.

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Outreach & Advocacy

Meet people where they are and stay involved through complicated systems until the connection actually happens.

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Technology & Infrastructure

Scale service responsibly, improve accessibility, and reduce administrative burden — while preserving human connection.

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Staff & Partnerships

Build trained capacity focused on empathy, judgment, and critical thinking. Deepen collaboration with community organizations.

What Makes Us Different

Not another program. A philosophy, proven in the field.

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Hands-on navigation instead of passive handoffs. We don't hand out phone numbers — we make the call, and the next one, and the one after that.

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Collaboration, not duplication. We work alongside existing providers who are already doing good work — and fill the gaps between them.

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Flexible problem-solving around barriers that fall between traditional funding streams — the crises no service code covers.

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Technology that reduces friction for the people applying, not just the people administering — while preserving human connection.

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Success measured by outcomes — never referral counts. Was housing obtained or preserved? Was an eviction prevented? Did a family remain together? Did the barrier actually get resolved?

Proven, Not Promised

We're not asking you to finance an idea and hope it works.

We're asking you to help scale a philosophy already demonstrated through direct service, client outcomes, community relationships, and outside validation.

40+ Applicants Assisted Through Tribal Partnership

A formal collaboration with the Housing Department of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians has enabled our team to assist more than 40 applicants and build qualified staffing capacity.

"The goal between our two organizations remains in harmony: self-sufficiency and stability!"
Collaboration Letter · July 2026 · CTCLUSI Housing Department

Built on Demonstrated Work

A Less Broken Path is new as a charity — but not new to the work. It grows out of years of front-line experience serving people facing homelessness, eviction, financial instability, and behavioral health challenges across Oregon's housing and healthcare systems.

"Kevin is goal-oriented, driven by his love to serve and provide services to those in need."
Community Partner Letter · 2026
"People don't necessarily need a perfect path. They need a less broken one."
Kevin Kosik · Founder
The Founder

Lived experience, turned into infrastructure.

Kevin Kosik knows what it means to navigate broken systems while vulnerable — because he's done it. Through incarceration and reentry, he rebuilt his life and turned that experience into professional purpose: behavioral health work, direct service, advocacy, and entrepreneurship.

His background provides something no credential can: a practical understanding of the difference between designing systems for vulnerable people and attempting to navigate those systems while vulnerable.

The case for his leadership is not that everything went perfectly. It's that the work continued, the systems improved, and the lessons became infrastructure.

"I hope we are every applicant's last stop. Resources — not referrals."

Get In Touch

Community · Opportunity · Lasting Change

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Mailing Address

A Less Broken Path Inc
3374 SE Holgate Blvd
Portland, OR 97202

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Phone

(971) 521-8834

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Email

kevin@youenhanced.org