Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: After the Storm - Florida

Special. Aired 03.30.06.

Essie "Big Mama" Reed's house.

Ed Sanders & Tracy Hutson surprise a local pillar of the Fort Lauderdale community named Essie Reed, aka "Big Mama". Although Big Mama is personally in need of financial assistance, she continually finds a way to aid the youth our her community.

When Hurricane Wilma hit Florida, Big Mama instinctively jumped to action by soliciting food donations and feeding the residents of her low-income community. Ed & Tracy build Big Mama a community center for her non-profit organization, Team of Life