In 1923, Dr. R. Thomsen, minister for what is today’s First Presbyterian Church, and some friends, including civic leaders Guy C. Saunders and Allen Early, Sr., were meeting for coffee when they saw three children standing outside, crying. The children were orphaned, hungry, and in need of clean clothing. At this critical point, these men chose to act: to feed and clothe the children and find them proper care.
A three story brick structure in NW Amarillo with no running water or electricity.
Rev. G.J. Irvin and Mrs. G.J. Irvin served as the first Superintendent and Matron in a dormitory setting.
We moved to our present location at 34th & Bowie and into family-style homes.
We launched our Transitional Living Concepts Program, preparing our kids for graduation and beyond.
Amarillo Children’s Home now has seven homes on its campus and invests daily in our young people, fully expecting that as we do we are inspiring individual life change as well as generational change through children. We care for about 45 children, ages 5 into young adulthood, who come to us mainly through the foster care or judicial systems.
The love, structure, sense of belonging, and training the kids receive here allow them to give back to their community as respectful students and athletes, diligent workers and volunteers, dedicated moms and dads, and honest businessmen and women.
The heart of each home and the campus is the consistent love and compassion provided by our House Parent couples, the Assistants and every other adult on campus as they seek to bring up these children – challenging them and providing them with a variety of opportunities so that they might grow into well-rounded, Christ-centered individuals.
Our Staff & Board
