The HomeStretch program is delivered at a cost well below federally recognized levels for similar programs. Typically, human service agencies report that they save $3 in remedial action for every dollar spent on prevention. HomeStretch achieves a return much greater than 3:1. The program invests about $6,000 per family to provide 6 months of transitional housing and services. Under a Federal Supportive Housing Demonstration Program the same services cost $16,000. With 80% of the HomeStretch families maintaining self-sufficiency at least 2 years after completing the program, this represents a significant return on a very modest investment. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development recognized the exemplary work of HomeStretch by selecting it to receive the HUD Award of Excellence as one of the top 100 community housing organizations in the United States.

• Since 1991, HomeStretch has been providing homeless working families in the North
  Fulton community a minimum of 12 months of transitional housing, partnered with a supportive team of volunteers with a structured educational program that teaches important life skills.

• To be accepted into the program, families must have dependent children, work full-time,
  be drug-free and alcohol-free.

• Each family works with a licensed social worker and Sponsor Support team. Sponsor
  teams, including local churches, civic groups and businesses, give an average of 600 hours
  coupled with individualized mentoring.

• HomeStretch has guided 138 North Fulton families and 322 children back to
  self-sufficiency.

• 80% of families successfully complete our program and make a seamless transition to
  affordable housing.

• Each year, the program returns 20-24 formerly homeless families to the North Fulton
  County economy as working, tax-paying citizens.

• Because of these consistent and successful results, our program received the HUD Best
  Practices Award of Excellence in 2000.