Justin Hines, the artist behind, “Say What You Will”, is touring across North America sharing his story through music and benefiting local charities. TRH is proud to partner with Justin on July 8.
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Community
The Restoration House helps restore single-mother families back to God’s good intent for their lives. Community is an essential element of that restoration.
The Restoration House is a nonprofit organization that helps restore single mothers and their children back to God’s good intent for their lives. Through supportive transitional housing, team mentoring, and family advocacy, TRH walks alongside low-income single-mother families, helping them break harmful cycles and regain hope and a future.
The Restoration House is building The Village, a community development project that will provide transitional housing for single-mother families in Knoxville, Tennessee. By sponsoring some of the needed items below (which you can do in honor or memory of someone), you can help make the Village a reality!
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$1,500
Product DetailsSponsor a Tree
Donors will be listed together on a plaque inside the community center. -
$4,000
Product DetailsSponsor the Walking Trail
Mile markers will include donor's name and scripture verse or quote. -
$7,500
Product DetailsSponsor a Park Bench
Bench will feature a plaque with donor's name and scripture verse. -
$50,000
Product DetailsSponsor the Prayer Garden
Engraved stone will contain donor's name and scripture verse.

The Big Question
June, 2005
Daniel and Mandy Watson were asked the one question that changed everything. “If you could do anything in life with nothing to hinder you, what would you do?”
Leap of Faith
August, 2005
The Watsons purchased the property at 2329 Robinson Road to start what would become The Restoration House.
Planting the Seed
October, 2006
The Restoration House became an official organization chartered in the state of Tennessee.
Structural Roots
January, 2007
The first Board of Directors of The Restoration House was appointed. Daniel Watson was approved as the Executive Director and Mandy Watson transitioned to the part-time Program Coordinator position.
501(c)(3) Status
August, 2007
The Restoration House became an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
First Family
November, 2007
After two years of tireless research to find out how they could best serve single-mother families in Knoxville, The Restoration House welcomed its first single-mother family into the program.
A Day in the Life
August, 2008
“A Day in the Life,” a free monthly event that gives people an opportunity to see the day-to-day struggles of a low-income single-mother family, was inaugurated.
Mentoring
February, 2009
The Knoxville Mentoring Initiative was founded in cooperation with TRH and five other local nonprofits to increase mentoring capacity and community involvement in mentoring programs.
Roots for Expansion
November, 2009
The Restoration House officially announced a new partnership, with Central Baptist Church of Bearden (CBCB), in the development of an expansion project for The Restoration House.
Strong Alliances
September, 2010
The Restoration House held its first partners’ luncheon with 60 people in attendance including 16 churches, 4 foundations, 10 board members and 20 other significant stakeholders.
40 Under 40
October, 2010
Daniel Watson was honored as one of Knoxville’s 40 Under 40 by the Greater Knoxville Business Journal.Read the article
Extreme Makeover
January, 2012
The Restoration House, including the Watson family residence and The Restoration House residences at Robinson Road, were the beneficiaries of a makeover from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
The Village
May, 2012
The Restoration House purchased six acres on Robinson Road adjacent to the Watson residence to build The Village.
5 Year Anniversary
November, 2012
The Restoration House celebrates five years of serving single mothers and their children in Knoxville.























