The Batey Relief Alliance is currently recruiting groups wishing to carry out five working-day mission trips to serve children and families severely affected by poverty, disease and hunger in the Dominican Republic’s impoverished urban/rural slum or batey (sugar cane plantations) communities.

Activities may include delivering short-term medical, eye, or disaster relief assistance, repairing or building homes or schools, or starting a new project of community building or education. The group may be between 10 to 25 volunteers made up of professionals, retirees, or students. A letter of interest must be sent to the Batey Relief Alliance at least three months prior to the first day of a mission.

For more information or inquiries, please contact Ulrick Gaillard at bateyrelief@mindspring.com or (917) 627-5026. To learn more about the humanitarian work of the Batey Relief Alliance, visit our website at www.bateyrelief.org.