In April of 2011, the Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville revealed the first of two Labor of Love home renovations to Love Kitchen co-founder Helen Ashe. Her sister Ellen's home would be revealed two months later. That same month, East Tennessee was hit by two damaging storms.
The storms did considerable damage to the Childhelp Tennessee building in Knoxville. Childhelp is a Children's Advocacy Center that helps with child abuse cases in the Knox County district. The center provides a place where Knox County's physically and sexually abused children can escape the red tape of the justice system and also receive treatment.
Childhelp Tennessee director, Hugh Nystrom, said Childhelp had to patch the roof following the 2011 storms. However, that was a quick and temporary fix.
Members of the Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville will begin work the week of December 3 to strip the buildings current roof and replace it as well as to repair brick facade on the outside of the building,fix the structure of the building and paint trim and renovate bathrooms inside the building.
Labor of Love
6:15 PM, Jun 7, 2013
The Labor of Love Project at Childhelp Tennessee is almost finished. Officials expect to be through with their work in a few weeks.
6:16 PM, Apr 5, 2013
In late 2012, The Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville and Channel 10 teamed up for another Labor of Love Project to help make repairs at Childhelp, Tennessee in Knoxville.
12:33 PM, Dec 14, 2012
Here's a list of businesses helping with the Labor of Love project for Childhelp Tennessee.
11:44 AM, Dec 6, 2012
The Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville and WBIR have teamed up for a Labor of Love Project at the Childhelp Tennessee building in Knoxville.
7:27 PM, Dec 3, 2012
Work is set to begin to repair the Childhelp Tennessee building in Knoxville that was damaged by the storms of April 2011.
7:11 PM, Dec 3, 2012
It's a place where Knox County's physically and sexually abused children can escape the red tape of the justice system and also receive treatment.
7:27 PM, Nov 30, 2012
Love Kitchen co-founders Helen and Ellen meet with the Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville to learn about the group's latest Labor of Love project with Childhelp.
6:59 PM, Nov 30, 2012
After two successful home renovation projects in 2011, the Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville & WBIR are bringing back the Labor of Love with a building project at Childhelp Tennessee.