Central America is the narrow region that acts as an isthmus connecting North and South America and separating the Pacific Ocean from the Caribbean Sea. Central America consists of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The middle portion of Central America is an active zone for earthquakes and volcanoes. While agriculture is still the largest employer of people, industry jobs are rising as many foreign companies outsource their labor to this region.

The children comprise a large percentage of the populations in Central American countries. Unfortunately many of these children are orphaned, abandoned, or incarcerated.  Without families to love and care for them, so often the children will turn to gangs to find inclusion in a social group. The children forgotten by society end up in government-run orphanages and juvenile detention centers where they stay until they turn 18. Orphan Helpers currently serves in 14 government-run centers in El Salvador and Honduras.