Sam is an 18 year old young man from Maine who is just starting his first year of college. Wilson is a 5 year old who lives in a Zone 3 slum of Guatemala City with his mother and 2 siblings. Each day Wilson comes to Safe Passage’s Guardería
July 25-29th was a very special week at Safe Passage. Not only were we visited by the famous Quinceañera team, but we also hosted a team of 18 dedicated doctors! Shared Beat, a non-profit organization based in Austin, TX, has been contributing generously to Safe Passage since 2006. Generally
It may be “winter” in Guatemala, with daily rain storms cooling off the air, but summer vacations are in full swing in the United States, making it a popular time for Safe Passage supporters to form Support Teams. These groups of energetic, hard working volunteers come to Guatemala for
This past week, Safe Passage welcomed 25 volunteers from the First Unitarian Church of Schenectady, NY to Guatemala City to put on the Quinceañera 2011. This group of 19 high-schoolers and six fearless chaperones had been meeting and preparing for almost a year leading up to this important week.
