Homestretch, Inc.
Patricia Tetro is currently serving as the President Emeritus and Board Member at Homestretch, Inc. Patricia previously worked as a Principal at BOWA, where Patricia specialized in luxury renovations and custom homes. Prior to that, Patricia held the position of Assistant Vice President at International Developers, Inc., overseeing various real estate projects in the Washington DC area. Patricia holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from the University of Virginia.
Homestretch, Inc.
Founded in 1990, Homestretch is a nonprofit organization that serves homeless parents and children in Falls Church and Fairfax County, Virginia. Homestretch empowers homeless parents with children to move from crisis to financial independence and long-term stability. At Homestretch, we make a long-term investment in our clients, through a two-year comprehensive program. We move them into a neighborhood home, and then provide services based on their specific circumstances, needs, and goals. During their time with Homestretch, parents work, pay a percentage of their income for rent, and put money into savings. We help with transportation and child care costs, and educate parents on a wide-variety of life skills. Specialized services for the children include our preschool and our teen after-school program. The majority of our services are housed in one location. The Homestretch program works. Ninety percent of Homestretch clients graduate, with a job, an affordable home, their debts paid off, and savings in the bank. Two years after graduation, 95% of Homestretch clients are still working and living in their own homes.