For several years, one of the main goals has been to get the children off the streets and have them in a safe space where they can spend their time. This CarePoint community is located in a very old area from Guatemala City and is filled with drugs, gangs, delinquency, extorsions, human trafficking, and prostitution. Parents are out of their homes, working almost all day, so the children tend to be outside until their parents return. They have an excess of spare time after school so these situations are a hazard for the youth of this neighborhood. For this reason, many children between 11 to 15 are recruited by the gangs and used to sell drugs for the drug cartels around the area.
Having a music training program will teach youth meaningful skills and avenues to express themselves that will be educational and healthier than other ways they could be spending their time.