The Restoration House began with the question, "If you could do anything in life, what would you do?" In the summer of 2005, God gave us a vision of a supportive transitional housing ministry for single mothers that is family oriented and reconciling in nature. Just a couple months later we purchased the property off of Robinson Rd in west Knoxville, TN. The property is 3.5 acres and contains a large 4 bedroom farmhouse that includes a second story apartment with its own kitchen and outside entrance. There is also a 1 bedroom rental house on the property. Both the apartment and the rental house serve as transitional living quarters for single mothers and their children emerging from public housing and/or referral programs. In addition to providing supportive transitional housing, The Restoration House has a team mentoring program. We also partner extensively with other community organizations to offer counseling, life skills training, parent training, job training, transportation, etc. After more than two years of research and development The Restoration House opened its doors to its first single mother family on November 5, 2007. In June of 2008, The Restoration House developed a partnership with a local property owner for the use of a 4-plex in the Mechanicsville area to serve as our second site. This property housed three addional families bringing our total capacity to 5 single mother families at any given time.  In January of 2011 The Restoration House ended it's contract with the owners of the 4-plex and began leasing three units at Tiffany Square Apartments in West Knoxville in order to have the five families in the program closer together geographically. 

In April of 2011, The Restoration House entered into a formal relationship with Bridge of Hope out of Exton, PA in order to come alongside churches to help them be more effective and confident in the work they are already doing with single mothers and their children.  Currently we receive on average, 35 referrals a month and actively working on a plan to increase our current capacity three-fold.

Our hope is that The Restoration House is known as a nonprofit organization that is an agent of change and restoration for women and children in Knoxville and beyond.