Meet Eva, our April 2022 Amigo of the Month!   Eva is joining our Discover AMIGOS: Panama Project this summer. From Connecticut, Eva loves macaroni and cheese and has a cavachon (a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel mixed with a Bichon Frise) named Princeton. She decided to join AMIGOS because her family will be living in … Read More

Meet March’s Amigo of the Month, Harrington! Harrington is from Washington, DC and is headed to the Ecuador: La Costa Project this summer. As an Eagle Scout, he is no stranger to community service! Harrington is looking forward to living abroad, experiencing Ecuadorian culture, and seeing the impact of the work he does with partner … Read More

On Investment in Communities with Eric Donnelly In 2021, Capital Plus Financial committed $169,500 over a four-year span to Amigos de las Américas’ (AMIGOS) Social Impact Accelerator Program: Powered by Capital Plus Financial, a 16-week virtual, bilingual program for high school-aged alumni to take community-based projects from the idea phase through implementation in their home communities. … Read More

Meet Aniyah, our Amigo of the Month for February 2022! Aniyah is from Washington, D.C. and is joining AMIGOS this summer for the Cartago y Caribe Project in Costa Rica. She is most excited to meet new people, help people, and gain responsibility and describes herself as hardworking and outgoing.     Find out more … Read More

May 27, 2021 The Bill Arnold Leadership Award was created to remember a cherished member of our AMIGOS community. Bill Arnold passed away on August 5, 2020 after a battle with cancer. The award fund for the Bill Arnold Fellow was established from the support of the Arnold family and other generous donors.   Each year, we … Read More

In 2020, AMIGOS de las americas faced the most challenging moment of change the organization has ever seen. In March of 2020, for the first time in our 55-year history, we made the difficult decision to suspend all 2020 AMIGOS Summer Programs and the Spring Gap Program in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Out of … Read More

AMIGOS lost a cherished member of our community, William “Bill” Arnold, on August 5, 2020 after a battle with cancer. Bill was known for his love of people, quick wit, and charm; he thrived in his roles of loyal husband, Dad, Poppy, professor, world traveler, photographer, fly-fisherman, energy commentator, mentor and friend to so many … Read More

Dear AMIGOS Family, It has been an incredibly powerful time as communities across the world unite in protest against systemic racism and violence following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others. I am inspired by all who are coming together to stand up and call for action. This is a moment … Read More

We are excited to announce that AMIGOS received a grant from the AllPeopleBeHappy Foundation to advance programming opportunities for Latin American students! Through the foundation’s Fellows Program, Costa Rica Coordinator Nicol Chinchilla will be piloting new initiatives in the Pérez Zeledón region of Costa Rica. Originally from Pérez Zeledón, Nicol considers herself a change-maker, passionate … Read More

AMIGOS Suspends Programs in response to COVID-19 Pandemic An Open Letter to the AMIGOS Community from President and CEO Sara Nathan Updated May 5, 2020 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we launched a new virtual service program: the Community Impact Project. During this time, AMIGOS is committed to providing service opportunities for young leaders … Read More