1K Bracelet

Area: 18,791 square miles – slightly more than twice the size of New Jersey

Population: 10,815,857 (2024 est.)

Languages: Spanish, English widely spoken

Issues: Marked income inequality, high unemployment, and underemployment; water shortages, soil erosion, deforestation; subject to severe storms from June to October

Opened: January 6, 2003

Location: Casa Santa Ana is outside of San Pedro de Macorís, about 40 miles east of Santo Domingo.

NPH Operates: Family-style home, school (grades K – 11), medical clinic, farm and greenhouse, vocational workshops.

Community Programs include transitional homes, the Extension San Marcos Program for people with special needs, and the Ambulatory Surgery Center – a collaborative project with our partner organization, One World Surgery.

2023 Impact
659 children and adults supported
184 local people employed
200 K – University graduates

The Extension San Marcos Program provides economic support, food, medicine, and transport to people with limited resources who live with severe disabilities or health conditions.