Austin couple fixing up widow’s house to encourage donations for adoption fund
The day of service, happening Saturday, is part of the mission of a nonprofit called Both Hands. Based on a Bible verse, the charity aims to accomplish two goals: helping children find families and helping women who've lost their husbands repair and update their homes.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A local couple planning to adopt a child in a couple weeks hopes to offset some of the cost by spending a day volunteering to fix up a widow’s house.
The day of service, happening Saturday, is part of the mission of a nonprofit called Both Hands. Based on a Bible verse, the charity aims to accomplish two goals: helping children find families and helping women who’ve lost their husbands repair and update their homes.
Phil and Clare Gephart applied for the nonprofit to raise money to adopt their second child. They recruited volunteers and got materials donated for the day of service, and now they’re recruiting donors who support the work they’re doing to fund their second mission.
“It really has been a blessing on us,” Phil Gephart said.
The couple is still looking for more volunteers and donors for the repair work in north Austin. Find details or donate here.
On KXAN News Today, meet the woman the Gepharts will be working for.