STEM & robotics
Students move from typing to coding, robotics, electronics and 3D printing in the STEM labs at both centers. In 2025 our teachers taught 623 STEM and tutoring classes.
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Helping children discover their gifts, and use them to serve others.
For ten years, Cadaniño has walked alongside children and families in Guatemala through Christ-centered education, technology, family support and leadership development.
- Registered 501(c)(3) charity
- EIN 84-3554402, gifts are tax-deductible
- Serving in Guatemala since 2016
- Led by local Guatemalan teachers
2025 results
What your support made possible in 2025.
- students enrolled
- 255
- families in our programs
- 183
- meals served
- 55,457
- books read by students
- 1,864
January to December 2025, across both centers. Read the 2025 program report (PDF)
Our approach
How we walk alongside each child and family.
We walk with the same children for years, from belonging to serving others.
- Belong
- Discover
- Develop
- Serve
Spiritual Formation
Christ-centered children's and youth ministry, missions, service, and discipleship that help students build a personal relationship with God.
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Academic Reinforcement
Targeted tutoring, computer training, IT skills, STEM robotics, and a reading initiative that help students excel in Guatemala's under-resourced schools.
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Family Strengthening
Nutritious meals, home visits, emergency food bags, family days, parent ministry, devotionals, and outreaches that meet families' critical nutritional and emotional needs.
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Student story
From Cadaniño to university, and beyond.
Ten years after Cadaniño began walking alongside children in Guatemala, some of those students are now taking their next steps into university. See how years of encouragement, preparation and investment are helping them pursue their dreams and serve others.
Read the storyGrowing leaders
Technology skills and a heart to serve.
Youth missions
Teenagers take what they learn in class and teach it to younger children in their neighborhoods. In 2025, students in our missions program taught 150 Bible classes.
Explore spiritual formationWhere we serve
Two Community Impact Centers in Guatemala.
Colonia Santa Fe
Zone 13, Guatemala City
Where Cadaniño began in 2016, with one teacher and 35 children in a garage.
San José Pinula
Guatemala department
Our second Community Impact Center, with its own team of local teachers.
Accountability
Open about how your gift is used.
We publish an annual program report and our governance policies, and independent charity evaluators review our work.
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Ways to stand with Cadaniño.
Foundations & grants
See our annual program report and policies for your due diligence.
Read the 2025 reportStories & updates
Recent stories from the centers.
Look at What Ten Years can Make Possible?
For ten years, Cadaniño has walked alongside children and families, creating opportunities to learn, grow, discover their God-given gifts, and develop the skills and character to serve others. Today, we are beginning to see the fruit of that long-term investment—and the ways God is using these young people to make a difference.
From Cadaniño to University—and Beyond
Ten years after Cadaniño began walking alongside children in Guatemala, some of those students are now taking their next steps into university. See how years of encouragement, preparation, and investment are helping them discover their God-given gifts, pursue their dreams, and serve others.
Serving Together and Growing Together
What happens when you leave your comfort zone to serve people you've never met? Find out how serving alongside Cadaniño transforms lives, deepens faith, and reminds us that missions are a lifestyle, not just a trip.
Stay close to the story.
Updates from the centers: student stories, prayer needs and news.
Give Today
Your gift builds a bridge to a hopeful future.
When you give to Cadaniño, you provide tutoring, computer training, nutritious meals, and Bible classes that equip students to discover their God-given gifts.