Panhandle Promise Project

In the early 1990s the Episcopal Church started the Happy Camp, a summer camp for the benefit of at-risk children in the diocese of Northwest Texas. A pattern seem to emerge during the development of the camp this was that many of the children who attended camp had a family member incarcerated. In 2005 the Promise Camp was added, which focused specifically on children with incarcerated parents/family members. By 2011 a board of directors was formed with local community members and expanded its mission and became the Panhandle Promise Project. In 2012 the program was awarded the status of 501c3 organization and separated from the Episcopal Church.

Our mission is to help break the inter-generational cycle of incarceration by providing a range of services to children in the Texas panhandle who have a parent currently in the Texas Department of Justice. Any child who has a family member on probation, parole, or incarcerated is eligible for our services. Services are provided based on the need of each child and his or her family. Primary services include a summer camp, year round mentoring and monthly activities as well as assistance for the families in accessing other services.

• All services are free to the families and the children in the program.
• We relied solely on donations and community support
• We provide services to children of ages 6-18 in the Amarillo/Canyon area.
• The program is run by college students and volunteers