North GA Housing and Homeless Council

Laundry in your own home is more than convenience. It's dignity. It's normalcy. It's a sign that life is moving forward.

HomeStretch serves 95 people across 38 single-family transitional homes -- every one of them a family that experienced homelessness. Their wrap-around services help working families bridge the gap from crisis to stability.

A grant from the Housing and Homeless Council will purchase washers and dryers for those homes, freeing up time and energy so residents can focus on the services that change their lives.

Learn more: homestretch.org

Full list of 2026 grantees: nghhc.org/2026-grantees

On Tuesday, Gainesville First UMC celebrated the dedication of their completed Habitat for Humanity house!

In his blessing of the home, Rev. Jamey Prickett reflected that this project began with generous gifts to the Christmas Eve Offering — a beautiful full-circle moment. At a season when we remember God coming to dwell among us, the people of Gainesville FUMC gave so that a family would have a place to dwell.

NGHHC's Housing and Homeless Grant, awarded this spring, added an outdoor storage unit for the family — the first of its kind in this Hall County Habitat neighborhood. It's a feature the team hopes to bring to more homeowners in the future.