For 119 years, Helping Hand Home for Children has provided a place to heal for abused, neglected and abandoned children. Helping Hand Home provides residential treatment services, therapeutic foster care, adoption services, and an on-site charter school for emotionally disturbed children. We are a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization located in Austin, Texas licensed by the State of Texas, and governed by the membership of the Helping Hand Society. The Home is the oldest continuously operating residential childcare agency in Travis County, and a priceless resource kept strong and viable through community support.