ATLANTA -- The Murphys in metro Atlanta are a unique family with big hearts who give back and now you have a chance to help them out.

A new home is being constructed for the family of 21.

They have biological children and they’ve adopted more than a dozen children, all with special needs.

The Murphy home is not short on kids, love or laughter.

John and Jeanette Murphy have four biological children. After working with disabled adults, they wanted to open their home and hearts to children with special needs.

“They kept sending children and we kept adopting them,” said John Murphy.

“We’ve adopted 24 all together, but we’ve lost six. I mean when Niki and John Boy died, I lost my heart. I mean I lost my will to live, but the thing that kept going is my family,” said Jeanette Murphy.

They are proud of each of their children.

18 of them have special needs, most with Down syndrome.

“The age span is from 6 to 39,” said Jeanette Murphy.

Kristina is the youngest and Angela the oldest. It's takes a lot of coordination to keep a family like this fed, clothed and cared for.

“It's always been a real task and we've always has been real serious about it because we don't like going into debt,” said Jeanette Murphy.

The Murphys have two freezers and seven refrigerators to hold all the food.

“This one is basically like leftovers and stuff,” said Jeanette Murphy.

Imagine preparing three meals a day for the 21 Murphys living at home. It adds up.

“I have even gone to beans and rice a lot of meals because the meat prices, the vegetable prices, the fruit, all of them have sky rocketed,” said Jeanette Murphy.

So they clip coupons.

“I say OK, this is what we're going to eat this week because this is on sale or buy one get one free,” said Jeanette Murphy.

And they get creative when shopping for clothes.

“We go to thrift shops, yard sales, you know find some great things,” said Jeanette Murphy.

The couple quit their jobs years ago to stay at home and parent permanently.

They receive disability payments for their special needs children each month.

“That's how we're able to pay the bills,” said John Murphy.

They also receive community donations, but money is tight.

“I just do what has to be done and just hope every month we make it to the end,” said Jeanette Murphy.

They get by with what John says is “lots of hugs and you just see how happy they are.”

“It’s just unique, their ability to care about each other and share and be gentle with each other and just have a heart for each other,” said Jeanette Murphy.

The Murphys have added on to their home twice to make room for everyone but they’ve outgrown it.

The TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was interested in helping, but they determined it was too big of a project.

Right now the Keenan’s Kids Foundation, a local non-profit organization, is building them a new home with more space and everything they need.

CBS 46 News be there when their new home is complete.

If you would like to help the Murphys, go to The Murphy House Project.