Mission:

Through quality education and comprehensive wellness services, Safe Passage offers a transformative experience for our students within a loving and supportive environment.   Our educational community co-creates learning experiences that support students in developing the character, knowledge, and skills to reach their maximum potential. This cultivates positive and lasting change for themselves, for their families and community, and for Guatemala.

Vision:

Our vision is to catalyze a positive, transformative, and lasting impact by educating and inspiring youth leaders to build an equitable, strong, and just society.

Impact Newsletter Spring 2023

  • June 10, 2023
  • 1455 Views

Your Impact through Spring 2023 Our impact newsletter (in English and Spanish below) features the success stories of 4 individuals who have come to Safe Passage or work there. We’re also sharing some recent events and exciting news about our spring matching program. If you would like to help

In honor of Hanley

  • March 9, 2023
  • 1945 Views

Today we celebrate the founder of Safe Passage, Hanley Denning, on her birthday. She opened the doors of Safe Passage (Camino Seguro) in December 1999. The hard reality of life in the Guatemala City garbage dump was unlike anything she had previously experienced in the United States. She felt a

Grant Award

  • February 24, 2023
  • 1569 Views

Safe Passage Awarded Grant from the Evelyn S. and K.E. Barrett Foundation The Evelyn S. and K.E. Barrett Foundation of Kittery has awarded a two-year grant totaling $40,000 to Maine nonprofit Safe Passage/Camino Seguro. In the first year, funds are helping relocate and build a new warehouse, or “bodega,”

First Day of School

  • January 9, 2023
  • 1245 Views

First Day of School 2023 This is the first week of the 2023 school year and the first time back in full capacity since before the pandemic! To say teachers, students, and staff are thrilled would be an understatement.  Previous Next

Stories from our Staff

  • December 28, 2022
  • 2751 Views

As we close out the end of 2022, we’ve been sharing stories from some of our staff in Guatemala.  Listen below to the interviews as Hellen, Gonzalo, Alejandra, Rubi, and Douglas tell you directly how this year has been, and how your impact has affected them. Thank you for being

Giving Tuesday 2022 Recap

  • December 1, 2022
  • 1460 Views

Thank you for watching and sharing our student stories this Giving Tuesday. We are so grateful to report that you collectively helped to raise $15,186 on Giving Tuesday!  We’re happy to be able to share with you stories directly from our students as they talk about how the pandemic