BOSTON -- Extreme Makeover: My Hometown, WCVB-TV/DT Channel 5's local version of the ABC Sunday night hit, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," will embark on its ninth renovation project at the Crittenton Women's Union in Brighton.

Crittenton Women's Union offers a number of services to support women and children in need of emergency and transitional housing as well as permanent housing searches. Sixty-two families live at Crittenton for up to two years. In addition to providing safe and supportive living environments, they offer intensive case management services to assist each family transform their lives and develop the skills they need to move toward long-term sufficiency.

The NewsCenter 5 team of anchors and reporters will lead the refurbishment efforts of the home's common living space. To volunteer at the Crittenton Women's Union, call 617-259-2921 or visit their Web site.

Sponsors for the Crittenton Women's Union Extreme Makeover include:

Bernie and Phyl's Furniture, Braintree
Patricia Byrne
Charlene Carroll Interior Designer
College Pro Painters
Chris Cook/Mayor's Office
Corners, Newton
CWU Staff Volunteers
Donna Gittens
Humboldt Moving and Storage
Madison Park Vocational Technical High School Facilities Management Program
Mastrangelo Carpet Flooring Design Center
Georgia Murray
Pamela Murray
Mary Reed
Fran Rodgers
Barbara Russell
Sew-Fisticated Fabrics, Dorchester and Cambridge
Lauren Smith
Sovereign Bank
Claine Wadlington
WCVB/Channel 5 Team
Ramone Watson/Perino's Interior and Exterior Design
WB Mason
Peter Zane

Since launching the Extreme Makeover series in late 2004, WCVB has focused its efforts on refurbishments at:

The Home for Little Wanderers -- new residence in a former convent Mission Hill

Committee to End Elder Homelessness -- Bishop Street House in Jamaica Plain

East Boston Main Streets -- renovation of an entire city block in Maverick Square

Boys & Girls Club of Worcester -- creation of a new SportsCenter 5 zone

Barry L. Price Rehabilitation Centers -- refurbishment of a Newton home

Project Hope -- renovation of a Dorchester convent

Latinas y Ninos Center at Casa Esperanza in Dorchester

St. Patrick's Elementary School in Roxbury