This U.S.-based non-profit was founded in 1996. Since 1998, it has worked exclusively with the Coordinadora del Bajo Lempa, a rural community organization in El Salvador. The FSSCA has built the Coordinadora's capacity as a partner, consulting as the Coordinadora learns the tools for sustainable growth. The FSSCA raises funds for the Coordinadora's activities and projects. Past projects include:

• the credit program, benefiting small producers and shrimp and fishing cooperatives;
• the Culture of Peace and Conflict Management programs;
• home construction; and
• the construction of the Coordinadora's field office and two disaster relief shelters.

The FSSCA builds relationships between the Coordinadora and international organizations, such as USAID, the US Embassy, the American Jewish World Service, the Overbrook Foundation, the Shefa Fund, and Communitas Charitable Trust. It organized the March 2000 Judeo-Christian Ecumenical Peace Conference in San Salvador, building bridges between the Jewish community and Salvadoran peasants.

The FSSCA also assists in writing and presenting project proposals to U.S.-based foundations and individuals, organizes delegations to visit El Salvador, and recruits volunteers to provide technical assistance to projects.