My name is Amanda Bautista, I am a born and raised Houstonian. I am currently a student at Grand Canyon University getting my master’s in social work. Growing up low-income my family and I had many people help us. At the time I thought it was just people being nice however, I eventually found out they were social workers helping my family with different resources. The reason I chose social work as my career is because I wanted to give back to my community that helped me as a child. I have been in the field for a total of 4 years working as a case manager for unaccompanied minors. During my time at Houston Strong I hope to gain more knowledge into the field and develop tools and skills to become a successful social worker.