Safe Passage

Safe Passage works with the poorest, at-risk children of families working in the Guatemala City garbage dump. Within a safe and caring environment, Safe Passage provides a comprehensive and integrated program that fosters hope, good health, educational achievement, self-sufficiency, self esteem, and confidence. Safe Passage's primary focus is on creating opportunities and dignity through the power of education.

Safe Passage was founded in 1999 by Maine native Hanley Denning and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Since 1999 Safe Passage has grown from educating 40 children to over 550.

Safe Passage represents a community comprised of children and their families living at the Guatemala City dump, a dedicated local Guatemalan staff, caring student sponsors, and hundreds of volunteers from Guatemala and around the world. Source: www.safepassage.org