Safe Passage (Maine)
Safe Passage or Camino Seguro is a non-profit organization that provides school enrollment and after-school support for poor children whose families scavenge the Guatemala City Garbage Dump in Guatemala City. Safe Passage was founded in 1999 by the late Hanley Denning. The organization assists over 550 children.
Read more about Safe Passage (Maine): History, Mission, Fundraising, Volunteering, Hanley Denning, Recycled Life Documentary Film
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