FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — After 20 years of helping at-risk youth in the community, FrankTown Open Hearts is looking to expand.

"If we teach cooking class, we have to borrow a kitchen…if we work on cars, we have to borrow a garage… all the skills that we teach are in borrowed facilities,” explained Chris Barnhill, executive director of FrankTown Open Hearts. “That's why it's so imperative that FrankTown needs a home of its own."

After years of looking for their permanent home, Barnhill said Williamson County stepped in to help.

"They said, 'We have a piece of vacant property that you can use to build your building on', and they're only charging us $1 a year,” Barnhill told News 2.

FrankTown Open Hearts has been a part of the community for about two decades. Their mission is to give hope

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