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IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC?

Dominican Republic is a country mired in deep poverty and home to more than 10 million people. For over 25 years, Kids Alive has grown to serve over 2,000 children in family-style residential homes, care centers, and schools. Without intervention, most of our children would be unable to break the cycle of poverty that traps them in hopelessness.

Education is crucial to lifting people out of poverty and giving them hope for a better future, but the Dominican public school system is rated the worst of all Spanish-speaking countries*, with both poor quality and high drop-out rates. Several studies estimate that less than 20% of poor children graduate from high school, which perpetuates cyclical poverty in families.

Kids Alive remains steadfast in our mission to bring hope to those who feel trapped, and we have clearly seen God’s hand working to transform lives

Our ministries are experiencing success in breaking cycles of poverty and putting kids on the road to brighter futures. Most importantly, every child we serve hears about the God of hope who desperately loves them.

From the ashes of many societal problems, young, excited Christians are emerging, and we feel privileged to play a role in this process. This past year has been particularly exciting as we have had Christian weddings, record numbers of high school and university graduates, and increasing quality of our programs in several important areas. Through an inspired national staff, talented missionaries, dedicated church partners and Service Teams – and the many child sponsors who support transformation from afar – we see God’s work filling hearts with hope.
*United Nations Study TERCE 2015

Kids Alive Dominican Republic Sites

ANIJA School

ANIJA now serves over 375 children and youth. Originally started as a care center 20 years ago, it has now grown into a full campus with school classrooms, playgrounds, and computer labs.

Casa Monte Plata

The Casa Monte Plata campus opened its fourth home in 2016, as well as an independence home where graduates continue to receive guidance and learn to live without adult supervision. Recent improvements include a new well, computer lab, and improved playground facilities.

Santo Domingo East

In August of 2017, we successfully converted our center into an accredited school, allowing us to offer a quality education to about 120 students. In addition to educational opportunities, we also provide nutritious meals and medical care, and we’ve recently completed a shaded playground area, added English classes, and started a girls’ soccer club.

Ark Constanza

More than 40 children are loved and cared for in four brightly-colored houses. The children who live here were either orphaned or abandoned and desperately needed a safe place to live.

Palo Blanco

Young children attend a pre-school class at the school on weekday mornings, which prepares them for Kindergarten. We provide full-day Christian education through 9th grade, and children from the local public school can come in the afternoons for a healthy lunch and opportunities for educational enrichment.

Santo Domingo North

Santo Domingo North (formerly MIANCERG) is a ministry that began to reach disadvantaged and vulnerable children in Guaricano, an impoverished “barrio” on the northern outskirts of Santo Domingo. The area is known for its garbage filled streets and the tremendous amounts of pollution created when the garbage is burned.

Ark Jarabacoa

During the past three decades, we have built homes where orphaned or abandoned children live in “families” with dedicated house parents. It is a privilege to give them a safe, loving place to live.

Park School and Care Center

Park School and Care Center, located on the north coast of Dominican Republic, serves both Dominican and Haitian children from a nearby impoverished community. In 2005, Kids Alive opened the care center program and has continued to expand its facilities and services.

Eva Russell School

Home to more than 10 million people, Dominican Republic is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. In United Nations-sponsored studies, Dominican Republic routinely ranks last in Latin American education. More than a quarter of children do not complete primary school, just over half go on to secondary school, and fewer than 20% graduate from high school, so the possibility of a better future is remote for many.

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