Helping Hand Home Blog
February 2018 – Amplify Austin is March 1-2!
Mark your calendar for Amplify Austin from 6pm on Thursday, March 1st to 6pm Friday, March 2nd! This is an exciting 24 hour giving event where people from all over the city come together and support the incredible work of hundreds of local nonprofits like Helping Hand...
February 2018 – Anticipation is building for Dell Match Play!
In anticipation of the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play tournament, Austin Country Club hosted a media day and Riverboat Charity Challenge featuring reigning Masters Champion Sergio Garcia and golf legend Ben Crenshaw. Five junior golfers along with the two Masters...
January 2018- Dell Technologies Match Play’s Impact on Austin Community
PGA Tour has announced that since moving to Austin two years ago, the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play has helped raise over $2.1 million for five Austin-based organizations including Helping Hand Home for Children. HHH is extremely honored to be...
December 2017 – Motorcycle Toy Run Benefiting Helping Hand Home
For 29 years, motorcyclists from around the community have rolled up to Helping Hand Home to deliver Christmas gifts to children at HHH. The 29th Annual Motorcycle Toy Run on Sunday, December 3rd was an incredible succcess once again. Because of these generous bikers...
November 2017- Zeke and Edward’s Forever Family
Last November, Glenn, Edward, and Zeke were standing before the judge surrounded by family and friends as they waited to hear those life changing words, “You are now adopted.” This November the Bass family and their adoption story was recognized by First Lady of Texas...
November 2017- Kristin Finan Creates Her Forever Family
Kristin Finan, reporter for the Austin Statesman and Helping Hand Home foster parent, adopted her son on November 3, 2017: the day of the 16th annual Austin Adoption Day. We are so blessed to have the Finans as foster parents and advocates of Helping Hand Home....
October 2017- HHH receives Grande Communications Grant
Grande Communications, the Texas-based broadband communications company, recently presented grants to three local non-profits, Helping Hand Home for Children, United Way Hays/Caldwell Counties, and School Fuel. These donations are part of Grande’s employee...
October 2017- Culturemap Features Kelly Wynne Anniversary Celebration
We are so grateful to have been the beneficiary of Kelly Wynne Ferguson's one year celebration of her Domain Northside store location! Thank you, Kelly, for you continued support of Helping Hand Home for Children. To read the article in Culturemap, click here.
October 2017- KXAN Features Foster Mom, Kristin Finan
If you've ever considered fostering a child, check out this interview with Carrying Hope's co-founder and president Kristin Finan as she shares how fostering has positively impacted her family in more ways than she could have ever imagined. "It will change your life,"...