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The Pulse, Dance-Off and Body Worlds

Monday, August 6th, 2012

Seño Liliana Roman outside the Body Worlds exhibit with some of her 2ndo Basico students!

It’s that time of year again at Safe Passage! The time where we celebrate with our classes who have excelled in English, Creative Expression, Sports, and Health! Safe Passage students receive scores in their extra-curricular activities for their demonstration of 5 important values: participation, respect, responsibility, honesty, and

It’s All About the Kids!

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Jenna tutoring with 6th grade girls.

“Kids!” That was most common response from our current Safe Passage volunteers when asked about why they came to serve at Safe Passage. The reason they come to work each day is simple: it’s our incredible and inspiring students! During a weekly volunteer meeting, we asked the group to participate in a “quick write” where I asked questions and gave them 30 seconds to scribble their responses down, (making for a few illegible entries that needed to be clarified), and we wanted to share their responses with all of you!
 

Creating a Future with CREAMOS

Monday, July 2nd, 2012

Women who worked in the dump previously now enter their inventory data into excel.

Two years ago, there were only 18 mothers in CREAMOS.  This recycled-jewelry company, a fledgling spin-off of the Safe Passage Adult Literacy Program, was just beginning to take shape.  CREAMOS means, “we create” and “let’s believe” and was the first initiative in what has turned into Safe Passage’s Social Entrepreneurship Program.  

Welch Allyn and Heart to Heart

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

 
We recently hosted visitors Ginny Stehle and Carla Orner from Heart to Heart International, a non-profit organization that supplies medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and hygiene supplies to people in need all over the world. Joining them were several employees of Welch Allyn, one of Heart to Heart's medical equipment donors. Our Welch Allyn visitors included David Allyn, Matthew Chadderdon, Danielle Gillmore, and Susan Mangicaro.

 

Meet Your Bloggers

Our regular bloggers include English Program Coordinator Megan McAdams, Teams Coordinators Victor Garrido and Leigh-Ellen Key, along with many guest bloggers from Safe Passage in Guatemala.

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