Oakley boy receives letter from White House Student asks President to end homelessness

By Rene De Amaral Staff Writer

When Amadeus Castillo was assigned to write a letter to a politician in his eighth-grade Social Studies class, he chose to write to President Joe Biden. He and his family never expected him to receive a reply.

The first one to see the letter was Amadeus’ mom, Martha Castillo, who was surprised to see a letter from The White House in her mailbox. “I went to the mailbox and I see this letter, and it said ‘The White House.’ she said. “It’s addressed to my son so I don’t open it. And when he opened it he goes, ‘It’s from President Biden.’”

Castillo is a student at Delta Vista

Middle School in Oakley. When he was prompted to write a letter to a politician on how to end homelessness, he chose to go straight to the top. “He wanted to

Oakley resident Amadeus Castillo received a reply to his letter he wrote to President Joe Biden about how to end the homeless crisis in for sharing his thoughts, saying he and Vice President Kamala Harris were proud and admired Amadeus’ compassion for others. They were excited to see where the future takes him.

According to Martha Castillo, Amadeus had forgotten all about the letter until it arrived. “He wrote the letter like six months ago, and he wasn’t expecting to get a response from him. So he was super excited,” she said. “He said ‘Mom let’s frame it,’ he told his teacher and made a big fuss about it.” make a big impact, so that’s why he chose to write to the President,” Castillo said. Amadeus received the reply March 10 and was thanked by President Biden

Along with being on the Principal’s Honor Roll and a student athlete, Amadeus has always taken an interest in social issues and hopes to be a civil engineer one day. In his letter, he offered his own ideas on how to end the homelessness crisis to the Biden administration, such as building more shelters and creating more resources, “He is into a little bit of everything and he wants to make a difference in the world,” she said.

To read the letter in full, visit www.thepress.net.