EDELAC (Escuela De La Calle) is an organization that provides education, shelter, and healthcare to vulnerable children in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Our goal is to restore family relationships and give the children better opportunities for a better future.

LEARN ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS

LEARN ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS

SCHOOL

EDELAC’s school program provides formal elementary education to more than 160 children at high risk for homelessness in the Barrio Las Rosas neighborhood in Quetzaltenango

SCHOOL

EDELAC’s school program provides formal elementary education to more than 160 children at high risk for homelessness in the Barrio Las Rosas neighborhood in Quetzaltenango

HOVDE HOUSE

The Hovde House is a crisis attention center for children and teenagers that live in extreme poverty or have previously been homeless. The Hovde House provides shelter, food, education, labor guidance, medical, and psychological services to 23 children.

HOVDE HOUSE

The Hovde House is a crisis attention center for children and teenagers that live in extreme poverty or have previously been homeless. The Hovde House provides shelter, food, education, labor guidance, medical, and psychological services to 23 children.

SOCIAL WORK

EDELAC’s Social Work program intervenes in the child’s education and social formation by providing counsel and defending their human rights against injustices.

SOCIAL WORK

EDELAC’s Social Work program intervenes in the child’s education and social formation by providing counsel and defending their human rights against injustices.

SCHOOL

EDELAC’s school program provides formal elementary education to more than 160 children at high risk for homelessness in the Barrio Las Rosas neighborhood in Quetzaltenango

HOVDE HOUSE

The Hovde House is a crisis attention center for children and teenagers that live in extreme poverty or have previously been homeless. The Hovde House provides shelter, food, education, labor guidance, medical, and psychological services to 23 children.

SOCIAL WORK

EDELAC’s Social Work program intervenes in the child’s education and social formation by providing counsel and defending their human rights against injustices.

QUETZALTREKKERS

Recognized by Lonely Planet and Trip Advisor as #1 in outdoor activities, Quetzaltrekkers is an EDELAC program that organizes hiking tours for tourist visiting Guatemala. Through Quetzaltrekkers, tourists can discover aboriginal towns, lakes, volcanoes and mountains while enjoying a beautiful hike.