The best way to lend a hand or donate particular services or products is to look for the local ABC television station and/or local press in your town to announce that "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is working in your area.
ABC advises that once "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" has announced it is arriving in a particular town, the local builder overseeing the makeover project will welcome volunteers and donations. Get in touch with the ABC station or the builder directly once you've heard the show is setting up local camp.
For example, TJB Homes, a builder in St. Paul, Minnesota, was responsible for the "Extreme Makeover" of a home in early October 2009. Local press first wrote about it in mid-September. TJB put information on its website detailing the exact numbers, times and types of volunteers needed for the job. The episode is set to air in January 2010.
ABC reaches out to home builders who are well connected to their communities and who are known for giving back. They are builders whose mission is to build quality, affordable homes using "green" technologies and practices. On the ABC website, applications are asked to be sent to the production company, Lock & Key Productions, P.O.Box 38670, Los Angeles, CA 90038. Chances are good that if you write to the company and offer your services, your letter will make it to someone who will respond. Builders, as well as individuals looking to make donations, can also contact the show via [email protected].