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[narrator] Yolonda Braziel doesn't normally ask for help.
[Yolonda Braziel] Even though I was struggling financially,
I just have always done things myself.
[narrator] But when a fire destroyed the business
where she worked, she had to move into a relative's abandoned
house with six kids and a grandchild.
She had lost her job.
[Volunteer] Let's start back in that back bedroom.
[narrator] These volunteers are part of a new beginning
for Braziel's family.
[narrator] The Renesting Project at Asbury United Methodist Church
in Bossier City, Louisiana is furnishing and
decorating the family's new home.
[Man] Cleaning out the pantry.
[narrator] Church members collect gently-used furniture
along with practical- and personal -household items.
[hammer]
[Pat Lingenfelter] ...pictures on the wall, shower curtains in
the bathroom, the towels, and we have a little welcoming note
welcoming them to their home.
[narrator] The Renesting Program helps the homeless,
domestic-violence victims, veterans and others
in a time of transition.
Noel Haacker is head of the project.
[Noel Haacker] I'm an interior designer by profession.
And for years, I've had clients ask me, "What am I supposed
to do with my old stuff?"
[Tina Nici] Very nice things. Very nice.
Things I would love to have in my home.
[narrator] Volunteers get their reward when houses turn into "homes".
[Yolonda] oh!
[Son] "wow"
[Yolanda] This is nice. This is nice.
[narrator] The Renesting Project has served more than 20 families
in its first six months.
Supporters say it feels good to help the homeless.
[Noel Haacker] I think if every community had a band of
volunteers that could do this, it would make a big difference.
[Yolonda Braziel] ...and I was just really overwhelmed.
They've outdone themselves. They really have.