adam frank, great to see you. thanks so much. thank you. the state of oregon, it s facing a crisis. its homeless population has gone up by more than 20% in the last few years and it has the country s highest percentage of unsheltered families with children living in tents, cars or on the streets. this week s cnn hero has dedicated her life to helping homeless families in portland. meet brandy tuck. all of my friends were going on these community service spring break trips, and i thought nobody s going to go to the beach with me? so i reluctantly signed up. we volunteered for the whole week at different homeless shelters, and i realized that these women are just like my mom and that completely changed my life. path home empowers homeless families with children to get back into housing and stay there. we have the first shelter in oregon with trauma-informed