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Welcome to Amigas Para Niños, a non-profit organization aimed at helping students who have experienced hardships.

The Amigas Para Ninos Annual Gala will be happening Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at the Royal Sonesta – Galleria.

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Amigas Members at the 2023 Gala

Our Mission Statement

“To provide opportunities, encourage participation and reward achievements to youth with financial needs, affiliated with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ or other agricultural or art educational programs in the State of Texas.”

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What We Do

Guardian Angel Awards

Working in conjunction with the five junior auction committees, plus Ag Mechanics and Industrial Crafts, we identify numerous students from each group who face hardships in the course of their competition.   We reward their perseverance with a Guardian Angel Award accompanied by a personal, supportive letter and a check for $1000 that the student may use as he/she needs or wishes. Many the students’ stories are heart wrenching.  

This year’s recipients include brother and sister sheep exhibitors who lost both of their parents in November, a young man who shows steers and competes in Ag Mechanics who lost sight in his left eye in a welding accident right before the show, and a young man whose calf scramble steer contracted a rare disease and died just weeks before the show.  This year we added eleven additional awards for students impacted by the Panhandle fires.  The students we encounter are hardworking, dedicated individuals and their situations are heartbreaking.  It is an honor to be able to give these students a sense of hope. Their sweet notes remind us of the impact we can have.

Educational Assistance

We offer a scholarship program based on financial need for students attending Texas universities, junior colleges, or technical schools.  The high school senior must complete our application process which includes a clear explanation of the need, plus referral letters, a student letter, resume and high school transcript.  Our Funding Committee reviews the applications and recommends selected students to the Board.  

Once approved, each student is assigned a mentor who offers support, guidance, and assistance in communicating grades and expenses.  Every student is reviewed and approved each semester before our Treasurer pays their expenses.  

Our mentors serve as the lifeline between students and Amigas.  The student – mentor relationship is a special one, as many of our students are the first in their families to attend college.  Four of our scholars graduated from college during the last year and we added 13 new students for the fall 2024 semester.  We currently have 32 scholarship students.

Junior Commercial Steer Feeding and Management Program/Auction

Amigas have been supporting the Junior Commercial Steer Auction for years. It is an exciting and fast moving day and we love supporting these exhibitors, many of them future ranchers, as they compete in this comprehensive management process.  We take lots of photos of and with them to share on written material and with our donors. We also sponsor the George Willoz Award for the best rookie record book.

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Guardian Angel Awards – Steer Auction