Founded in 2012
Neighbors to Nicaragua’s primary work is in Nueva Esperanza, a barrio (whose name means “new hope”) in one of Nicaragua’s poorest areas just south of Granada.
Neighbors to Nicaragua takes a grassroots approach to provide education and infrastructure to the communities of Nueva Esperanza and parts of Southern Granada.
Education
Nutrition
Vocational Skills
Youth Counseling
Our Vision
Our vision began in April 2011 when founder Chuck Selvaggio traveled to Granada to study Spanish. The retired teacher from Salesianum School in Wilmington, Delaware, was disheartened after he met homeless youths. Chuck vowed to do his part to change their lives
Chuck Selvaggio
Founder of Neighbors to Nicaragua
By the Numbers
By sharing what he saw, Chuck started a movement that has led to:
Your Donation Can Change Their Futures
Neighbors to Nicaragua supports families and youth through education, nutrition, job training, and counseling. Its goal is to remove barriers to self-empowerment by appear providing food, emotional and psychological encouragement, services and support.
Because We Can
After having firmly established our presence in our barrio, Nueva Esperanza, and completing Casa de Esperanza, Neighbors to Nicaragua’s mission is in full operation:
Education
Centro de Oportunidad
provides classes in literacy, English, and remediation.
Nutrition
Comedor Sandeep Panwalker
feeds 115 to 135 members of our community daily.
Job Training
Centro Vocacional Matt Haley
teaches job skills to community members.
Youth Counseling Center
A safe environment for students to engage in recreational activities with counseling opportunities available.
Neighbors to Nicaragua Partners with The Matt Haley Foundation
Matt supports and inspires our work through his legacy of service and help.
Make a Difference Today
Donate to Neighbors to Nicaragua to support education, nutrition and to transform lives
Testimonials
Donor feedback
“We donate to Neighbors for Nicaragua because we are passionate about access to education and food. N2N makes a direct and meaningful impact in both these areas and we trust Chuck and his team to maximize the impact of our financial contributions.”
“Neighbors to Nicaragua is a beautiful example of one person taking their concern for fellow human beings and creating real change. Chuck Selvaggio is our trusted friend and colleague. For almost ten years, he has put his heart and soul into this work, creating a nonprofit from the ground up, and enriched the community it is serving, as well as those who serve that community. We are proud to be monthly donors to Neighbors to Nicaragua. Its motto says it all – Because we can.”
“Neighbors to Nicaragua is completely transparent about how they use donations, fully immersed in the communities they support, and makes intentional choices to invest in the futures of individuals that will continue the difference making they benefit from. It’s an amazing organization that more charities need to model themselves after.”
“N2N is a wonderful organization serving a community in need. The fundraising events N2N sponsors are extremely well-organized and virtually every dollar raised goes directly to benefitting people in need, rather than getting chewed up in “administrative fees.” Your dollar goes directly to the area of greatest need.”
“I know that this charity uses 100% of its donations for the needs of the people of Nicaragua and the education of its children, something that few charities can say. I completely trust that this is true. They have built, staffed and run a school and library for the children, they have a meal program, they have helped adults establish ways to earn their living, and many other needed things. This is the main charity that I contribute to, and I am happy to do so. I have also helped at their fund raisers. I truly believe that my money and time could not go to a better charity.”
“The name says NEIGHBORS to Nicaragua, and most of the outreach they do is similar to what you’d expect a neighbor to do. I am a donor because I like to know that my contribution, as small as it is, will be combined with others and make a big difference. I will continue to be a donor because the work has just begun. Godspeed to N2N”
“I had the privilege of participating in a medical mission with Neighbors to Nicaragua.
They serve the poorest of the poor, with the goal of helping them obtain self-sufficiency. They provide sorely needed nutrition and education. They are fiscally responsible, with almost 100% of donations going directly to the poor. Volunteers pay all their own expenses.”
“The best nonprofit I know of. All monies go directly to the people in need. No salaries, travel expenses or reimbursements for board members.”