Dozens of DC-area families get home transformations in 1 day

A total of families are getting their homes transformed all in one day by participants with Wider Circle WTOP Kyle Cooper A total of families are getting their homes transformed all in one day by assistants with Wider Circle WTOP Kyle Cooper It s a day of transformation for dozens of deserving families in the D C area they re getting home makeovers The organization A Wider Circle uses volunteer designers to work with families to fill their homes with quality donated furniture that they pick out A total of families are getting their homes transformed all in one day on Thursday The families live in D C and in Maryland s Montgomery and Prince George s counties Lauren Carranza is one of the designers working with a family of in Gaithersburg Maryland who have been sleeping on air mattresses for the past six months To come home to a place that has so much life and color and has been so thoughtfully designed for you is just really a once in a lifetime opportunity for so a large number of of our neighbors in need Carranza commented She declared the makeover works the same way for all the families who are being helped Related stories Prince George s Region College s garden is growing in more means than one DC Warmline launches for easier access to social services Guide dogs in training get socialized at Montgomery Co rescue squad station We bring in all the items style it make it beautiful for the family then do a big reveal for them Carranza mentioned The families helped under the plan are sometimes leaving homelessness or fleeing from domestic abuse according to a news release from Wider Circle In addition to the home makeovers the organization provides to families each day with beds couches and other household items This is the second year of the one-day home makeovers Source