School staff meet changing needs in Santo Domingo

Since its beginning nearly ten years ago in the carport of Directors Kami and Romulo’s rented house, the Santo Domingo East School program has protected and provided for children and youth in the surrounding poor community. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the mission has further risen to the occasion – our dedicated school staff have embraced change to reach out to our students and their families with regular food provisions and other resources.

The school year ended mid-June, and children and their parents visited the school to receive children's end of the year packages and complete special projects for their sponsors. It was the first time the children had returned to school since it was ordered shut by government authorities in mid-March to contain the spread of COVID-19.