On Friday morning, the young ladies from Boys Hope Girls Hope got a surprise when Extreme Makeover: Home Edition host Ty Pennington announced that the hit show will build them a home – from the ground up – in just seven days.

The show’s traditional “door knock” took on a different twist, with the announcement being made during a live broadcast of Good Morning Maryland on WMAR-TV, the local ABC affiliate. The segment was shot live at Baltimore’s famous Inner Harbor district with host Megan Pringle conducting interviews of the Girls Hope students, who were greeted with the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition tour bus carrying Pennington and fellow designers Michael Moloney, Paul DiMeo, Xzibit and Jillian Harris. The crew was joined onstage by representatives from Excel, The Maryland Community Builders’ Foundation and Artisan Fine Homes.

Boys Hope Girls Hope, an organization designed to bring joy to young men and women from at-risk families, was created with a vision to house young people in a supportive atmosphere and give them an opportunity to continue their education away from the destructive environments they’d lived in previously. For the Extreme Makeover team, along with hundreds of local volunteers, it’s a great chance to give back to youngsters who made the difficult choice of leaving home to pursue their dream of getting a good education.

For now, there’s only the Boys Hope home. Having purchased land nearby in hopes of building a similar one for young inner city women, the Boys Hope male scholars reached out to the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team. The young men want to help build a home to provide the girls in their community the same opportunities to fulfill their promise and achieve their maximum potential. They have the space, and now they also have the volunteers to help pave the way for these young women and their future.

The build site at 3817 Fleetwood, Baltimore, MD will be active 24/7 until the new home is revealed next Friday, July 16. The public is encouraged to watch. Volunteer/Media/VIP parking will be located at the Belvedere Shopping Center (Dollar General lot) off Hillen Road. Spectator parking will be located at the upper lot of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, beginning Sunday.

Meanwhile, the seven young ladies from Girls Hope will go on vacation to Los Angeles and enjoy a tour of Hollywood while the home is completed. While in Hollywood, the kids from the hit Modern Family (Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriquez) team up to help some exceptional boys and girls in this special two-hour episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

For information please visit baltimoreextrememakeover.com.