Extreme Paperhanging In Knoxville, Tenn., a family and their charity get a much needed makeover

摘要

In 2012, Extreme Home Makeover: Home Edition headed out to Knoxville, Tenn., to take on a heartwarming project for Daniel and Mandy Watson and their three adopted children, Atley, Ava and Silas. Six years ago the Watsons created a nonprofit organization called The Restoration House of East Tennessee, which provides single mothers with transitional housing and other assistance such as mentoring and advocacy. Years of medical and adoption costs had created a serious financial burden on the generous family. Not only did it create hardships for the charity, but the house had also fallen into disrepair. The foundation of their home was crumbling, leaving warped floors, cracking walls and falling ceilings. Little insulation and several holes leading outside from the cellar and bedrooms proved that this family could use some help.