Your Father in Heaven is not willing that
any of these little ones should be lost.
- Matthew 18:14

For more than 80 years, the Presbyterian Home for Children has provided a safe haven for children. Children come to the Home from a variety of circumstances. Some come from broken homes or because tragedy has interrupted their lives. Others are placed in the Home by children's service agencies or court order. Many have incarcerated parents who don't even know where they live. They may have known hunger, physical or sexual abuse or neglect.

The children range in ages from ten to eighteen, but occasionally one comes just a bit younger. Randy is one of those kids. He and his older brother came to live here after being taken from parents who had serious drug addictions. Randy was only nine years old and very unsure of what to expect when he arrived. He was scared and quiet-rarely speaking when spoken to. Eight short months later, Randy was thriving. He had made many friends at school, joined Cub Scouts, and told his family teachers that they were the first "real parents" he'd ever had.

Yes, when children like Randy come here they need much more then food, clothing and shelter. Before they can heal, they need to know that someone really cares-they need to feel loved and secure-they need a soft place to fall.

The Children's Home provides that soft, safe place and a therapeutic program based on the Girls and Boys Town USA Family Teaching Model. This holistic approach addresses each child's specific physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs. Children live in a family environment with a married couple as Family Teachers and an assistant living in each of six cottages. Additional services each child may need including tutors, therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists and mental health counselors are provided. Children attend Amarillo public schools and participate in extracurricular activities. Their life includes daily devotions, mealtime prayer, and weekly church attendance. A special program for high school seniors, Transitional Living Concepts (TLC), helps to prepare them for the time in the future when they will live on their own.

The Children's Home is a 501(c)(3) corporation licensed by the Texas Department of Human Services as a basic twenty-four-hour childcare facility. It is operated by a multi-denominational board of trustees approved by the Palo Duro Presbytery.