Change the World 2009: Behind the Scenes at the Philadelphia Home

HGTV's Carter Oosterhouse and Monica Pedersen, along with more than 200 volunteers from Rebuilding Together, worked together to renovate this home for homeless veterans. Volunteers spent some 2,300 hours on the project.

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Hide CaptionShow CaptionThis house is home to transitioning veterans, part of a program operated by the Pennsylvania American Legion Housing for Homeless Veterans Corporation. In the three-bedroom townhouse, homeless veterans receive food and shelter, plus help finding work and a permanent place to live. Since 1994, nearly 400 veterans have successfully left the program and have gone on to become productive members of the workforce.