About Inca Cares

In 2002 we joined Friends of Lead Free Children in the Dominican Republic to help distribute vitamin supplements that would prevent pregnant women from passing on lead contamination in their bodies to their unborn babies. This is the oldest running program of its kind in the Dominican Republic. After that first trip we recognized a need for basic medical care and supplies to help these underserved communities. During the past 20 years this humanitarian aid mission has worked with several public health organizations and over time we have expanded the mission to include basic medical exams in addition to the vitamin supplement program. In 2017 We partnered with Mercy College in New York to assist us on our mission. We now bring a contingency of approximately 40 people every year on our mission. The partnership with Mercy College allows for Graduate Physician Assistant medical students, Physical Therapy students and Speech and Hearing specialists to join us for a hands on experience that is life changing. We also include local and national community organizations as well as business partners to participate with us. During a typical 5 day mission we will service a little over 1000 children and pregnant women.