Group Calls On North Fulton Residents To Support HomeStretch

HomeStretch/Housing Initiative of North Fulton was recently presented with a check for $2,500 from the American Association of University Woman (AAUW) North Fulton Branch as a Challenge for Georgia Gives Day. Funding will provide Life Skills Education and Family Contingency Funding to help working homeless families.

AAUW is challenging North Fulton to meet their donation for Georgia Gives Day and help HomeStretch reach a goal of $5,000. Georgia Gives Day is a 24 hour statewide giving event which takes place on Nov. 12, 2015 and is designed to support HomeStretch and other non-profits continue the work they do in the community. Any donation from now until Nov. 12 will count toward the Challenge. Go to the HomeStretch site to participate: http://www.gagivesday.org/c/GGD/Search?p=1&keyword=HomeStretch

Funding from AAUW will provide a facilitator for a Life Skills Education class plus Family Contingency Funding to cover emergency car repairs, transportation, medical and dental costs. The fund permits working homeless families continue to make progress with budgeting, debt pay-down and saving without interruption for unexpected expenses. Implementing financial literacy skills with the support a caseworker, mentors and Life Skills Education, in addition to housing, helps working homeless families create self-sufficiency and long-term sustainable change in the HomeStretch program.

AAUW’s mission is to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. Pictured above is Rose Burton, HomeStretch Executive Director (left to right), Louise Conti, AAUW Program Chair, Laura Kirk, AAUW Grants Committee, AnnaMarie Hoffman, President of AAUW N. Fulton Branch, Joan O’Connell, HomeStretch Development Director

About HomeStretch

Established in 1991, HomeStretch of Roswell, Georgia, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to giving homeless parents and children safe, comfortable surroundings in which to live while helping them address the root causes of homelessness to return to a life of self-reliance and stability. HomeStretch guides clients toward stable employment, stable housing, stable finances, and stable families by offering support services including Life Skills Education, mentoring, and case management, as well as transitional and affordable housing. A comprehensive care plan is developed for each family and addresses goals, support plans, and budgeting. For more information, visit http://www.homestretch.org.