Assistance in Guatemala City

Missionaries of StCharles – Scalabrinians – Migrant Housing
Misioneros de San Carlos Escalabrinianos – Casa del Migrante

Assistance and services available:

  • Shelter
  • Humanitarian assistance.
  • Spiritual support for refugees and migrants.
  • Advice on immigration procedures.Albergue.

Phone: (+502) 2230-2781
Address: 15th Avenue 1-94 “A” Zone 1, Guatemala City
Hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 01:00 p.m. and from 05:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday after 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Guatemalan Red Cross
Cruz Roja Guatemalteca

The Guatemalan Red Cross provides support to asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants.

Assistance and services available::

  • Medical care.
  • Information.
  • Phone calls.

Phone: (+502) 2381-6565
24/7 Phone: 125
Address: 3rd Street, 8-40 Zone 1, Guatemala City
Hours: Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 4:14 p.m.

You can find its assistance centers by visiting the website here.

You can access the location map of the Red Cross in Guatemala City here.

You can also find assistance points of the Guatemalan Red Cross in:
–  Guatemala City in Guatemala
–  Esquipulas in Chiquimula 
–  Quetzaltenango, Coatepeque, and Chiquirichapa in Quetzaltenango 
–  San Marcos, Tecún Umán, and Tejutla in San Marcos 
–  Santo Tomás de Castilla, El Estor, and Puerto Barrios in Izabal 
–  Cobán in Alta Verapaz
–  Purulhá in Baja Verapaz
–  Santa Elena in Petén 
–  Mazatenango in Suchitepéquez 

Human Rights Office of the Archbishopric of Guatemala (ODHAG)
Oficina de Derechos Humanos del Arzobispado de Guatemala (ODHAG)

An organization that deals -among other matters- with the protection and defense of human rights. This organization provides shelter and assistance to people who run risks that threaten their lives.

Phone: (+502) 2256-7400
Address: 6th street, 7-70 zone 1, Door No. 2, Guatemala City.
Office hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.