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HomeStretch originated in 1991 when volunteers at the local North Fulton Community Charities recognized the pressing need for affordable housing in the North Fulton area. As the number of at-risk families seeking housing assistance increased, the charities found themselves limited to providing only emergency, short-term aid.

Today, our agency oversees and maintains 39 single-family residences. With a team of trained human services professionals dedicated to supporting families, and the commitment of over 400 compassionate HomeStretch Heroes (volunteers), we strive to ensure the success of our clients.
Our Programs

Our Program Model

Grounded in a decade of research and development, the HomeStretch Program Model is dedicated to providing a comprehensive pathway out of poverty.

Central to our approach is the Empath Mobility Mentoring Model™, which embodies our commitment to partnering with participants to acquire the resources, skills, and sustained behavior changes needed for economic independence. This model comprises four essential elements:

Mobility Mentoring Essential elements

Coaching for
Economic Mobility

Our Mobility Mentors engage in participant-directed, one-on-one partnerships, empowering individuals to strengthen decision-making, persistence, and resilience. Acting as 'human scaffolding,' our mentors build essential skills and mindsets for overcoming the complexities of poverty.

The Bridge to
Self-Sufficiency®

Developed based on brain science insights into toxic stress, the Bridge serves as both a framework and an assessment tool, guiding participants on their journey toward economic self-sufficiency.

Goal Setting

Utilizing the Bridge as a blueprint, participants define their own goals. Mentors provide support in prioritizing objectives, strategizing around potential barriers, and exploring additional resources. Through encouragement and reflection, participants progress up the Bridge, moving closer to self-sufficiency with each achievement.

Recognition

We celebrate and acknowledge participants' efforts and accomplishments, fostering a culture of support and motivation. Recognition may take various forms, including celebrations, certificates, messages of encouragement, or earned incentives.

our team

Cheryl Carter

executive director

A results-oriented administrator with over 40 years of executive level experience in the development growth and leadership of not-for-profit organizations. Ms. Carter possesses solid capabilities in outcomes-based program development, fundraising, event production, media relations, market research, public/private partnership development and public speaking. Cheryl’s passion lies in creating programs that empower individuals to overcome poverty.

Cheryl has served on the Board of Directors for various nonprofit organizations and has received prestigious awards for her community leadership and professional contributions. Before her nonprofit career, she served in the US Army’s 103rd Military Intelligence Division, earning recognition for her service.

Cheryl holds degrees in Business Administration Management and Human Services Management, and she resides in Grayson with her husband Drew, an entertainer. They have three successful adult children and a high school senior.

Max Myers
Facilities Manager
Raven Whavers
Lead Client Services Advisor
Raven Gonsalves
Lead Client Services Advisor
Christopher Ambrose
Youth & Family Client Services Advisor
Jennifer LaBrecque
Development Manager
Jidea Flahnma
Office Administrator
Nina Myers
Finance Assistant
Elaine Williams
Volunteer Coordinator

JIm Taylor

Board president

James “Jim” Taylor serves as President of the HomeStretch Board of Directors, having previously served as the organization’s Treasurer. That progression reflects both a deep familiarity with HomeStretch’s finances and a sustained commitment to its mission.
 
Professionally, Jim is Senior Vice President and Solutions Architect at Flying Cloud Technologies, where he leads DSPM (Data Security and Privacy Management) products for high-level data security applications. A Georgia Institute of Technology graduate with dual degrees in Materials Science Engineering and Computer Science, he brings more than three decades of executive leadership across AT&T, InterContinental Hotels, and Global Payments, roles in which he managed multi-million-dollar budgets and large, complex operations spanning multiple states and continents.
 
Jim applies that same discipline to board leadership: strengthening governance, ensuring fiscal accountability, and helping HomeStretch scale its impact responsibly. What motivates him most, however, is not the balance sheet but the outcomes behind it. He is drawn to what makes HomeStretch’s work distinctive; that it does not simply move families out of homelessness, but walks alongside them until independence is genuinely sustainable. Seeing families remain housed, employed, and self-sufficient years after completing the program is, in his view, the clearest measure of work worth doing.

Board of Directors

Robert W. Hagan

President Emeritus

ken allen

President Emeritus

Tony kirk

Vice President

Lee Hollingsworth

Secretary

will colley

Treasurer

Lynn Adcock

Board Member

Mickey Deaton

Board Member

Lauren Evans

Board Member

Sadie Evans

Board Member

Gwendolyn Harris

Board Member

Robert Perry Jarrell

Board Member

Gordon Owens

Board Member

Jim Savage

Board Member

financial statement

Financial statement with independent auditor’s report. June 30, 2023 and 2024

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