Build It Forward

A local hero at the Austin Child Guidance Centre in Texas needs help repairing her home after a devastating storm. With some help from Lowe's, Matt Blashaw and Taniya Nayak step in to give her a dream renovation.

Matt and Taniya head to Oakland, Calif., to surprise the co-founder of Ariel Outreach Mission with a way overdue home makeover. Along with Lowe's, they'll give the Mission the space and tools they need to keep providing assistance to their community.

Matt and Taniya fly to Albuquerque, N.M., to meet a first-time homeowner and her colleagues at Crossroads for Women. With some help from Lowe's, they'll transform her home into a Hollywood oasis and refresh the centre's exterior.

Matt and Taniya travel to Syracuse, N.Y., to the Mary Nelson Youth Center, where a hometown hero gets a home makeover.

Matt and Taniya stop in Cosby, Tenn., where a teacher needs help expanding his family's living space after a fire destroyed their home. They partner with Lowe's to give this family and their school newly renovated spaces.

Taniya and Shane renovate a home and help restore a historic theater for community use and a hometown hero who uses the arts to empower youth through his organization, A Pocket Full of Hope.