See specific country and details and upcoming application dates below!
Details TBA and first come first serve applications available approximately February 2026!
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Join us as we unite passionate volunteers on impactful service projects that transform your career trajectory, create lasting change, and lead to lifelong friendships and unforgettable experiences!
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📍 Dominican Republic | 14 Days | Limited to 25 Participants
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📍 Dominican Republic | 14 Days | Limited to 25 Participants
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These aren’t just trips — they are career-defining journeys that elevate your résumé, sharpen your leadership, and ignite your purpose in global service and healthcare.
💬 “My interviewers were more interested in my HELP2SERVE.CARE experience than anything else on my résumé.”
PLEASE USE THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION TO APPLY ONLY FOR THE FOLLOWING Dominican Republic — July of 2026 OPTIONS:
✈️ Trip 1 Option: July 5 – July 18, 2026
or
✈️ Trip 2 Option: July 19 – August 1, 2026
Use the link at the bottom of this section to open, complete, and to submit your HELP2SERVE.CARE application for the Dominican Republic for the noted dates. Please remember applications are now being accepted and considered on a first come first serve basis for the Dominican Republic — July of 2026 options presented!
💥 Why Join a HELP2SERVE.CARE Immersion?
✔️ Career-Aligned: Gain clinical and leadership experience that admissions committees and employers notice
✔️ Service-Focused: Deliver care and compassion in underserved communities
✔️ Personally Transformative: Build confidence, cultural humility, and a lifelong network of changemakers
✔️ Professionally Recognized: Certificates, observation hours, and formal recognition included
✅ Real-World Experience that speaks louder than GPA
✅ Cross-cultural shadowing & service that strengthens your professional story
✅ Leadership, resilience, and teamwork in action
🔥 Push beyond your comfort zone and into transformational growth
📄 Craft a résumé backed by real-world impact
🎯 Gain skills admired by top schools, employers & global health leaders
Looking to earn academic credit while making a global impact? Great news—many of our volunteers just like you do just that! While we don’t issue academic credit directly, you can receive credit through your college or university by setting up an independent study or internship with your academic advisor or department. Every school has its own guidelines for awarding credit, so it's important to begin this process early.
➡️ Start by speaking with your advisor or a professor in your major department to explore credit options and determine how our program aligns with your academic requirements.
Customized Learning for Your Major
Students from over 150 universities across the U.S. and Canada have successfully earned academic or internship credit by participating in programs like this one. Whether you’re studying nursing, global-health, environmental science, business, the arts, etc.—independent study is a flexible, professor-guided course tailored to your interests and academic goals.
You and your advisor design the course. We provide the structure.
Course Requirements May Include:
Note: Our leadership team will evaluate all components of your project (except the paper) and submit feedback directly to your advisor.
💵 Fee: $100 USD covers access to the course syllabus, evaluation by your HELP2SERVE.CARE directors and grade reporting by PHD prepared leadership.
There’s no hard deadline, but we strongly recommend starting the process early—well before your departure. If you're planning to earn credit, notify us on your application or via email (ideally at least 120 days and no less than 60 days before your program of choice departure date) so we can factor that your potential placement.
That’s determined by your school. Your advisor or department sets the credit value based on your coursework and school policy.
Start with your academic advisor, a faculty member in your department, or an administrator who oversees internships or independent study courses.
Download and review the Guidelines for Independent Study & Field Courses at your academic institution. Share it with your advisor during meeting to help explain our the HELP2SERVE.CARE immersion programs may count toward credit at your institution.
Still unsure? Contact us—we're here to help.
On your application:
Already submitted your form? No worries—just email us with the above details.
Yes. While you’ll engage deeply with health related topics, experimental research involving humans or animals is not permitted. Observational projects and reflective learning are encouraged. Email us if you have specific questions.
If you’re using a custom course designed with your advisor, your Project Leader can still provide an evaluation that may require a fee. Let us know your requirements or if a form needs to be complete.
We’re excited to support your academic journey! Email us directly with any questions or concerns about independent study credit, evaluations, or course materials.
PLEASE KNOW AN EVEN MORE DETAILED AND UPDATED PROGRAM PLAN WILL BE PUBLISHED, DISCUSSED, AND PROVIDED TO ALL ACCEPTED APPLICANTS AT YOUR PRE-DEPARTURE MEETING, ~3 WEEKS BEFORE YOUR DEPARTURE. AGAIN THIS INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW IS A PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE!
✈️ Day 0: Arrival Day — Airport Orientation and Check-In, Group Welcome & Transportation to Lodging
Welcome to the first day of your life-changing journey!
Today kicks off with excitement, connection, and purpose
as you arrive in your host country and officially begin your HELP2SERVE.CARE immersion experience!
🛬 Required Airport Arrival & Orientation
All participants must arrive at the designated airport in the host country by the exact time and location noted in your pre-departure materials. Please know this required orientation and check-in will be schedule to occur approximately 1 to 2 hours after the group flight is scheduled to arrive (depending on typically customs waiting times) at the designated host country airport.
📍 A brief orientation and check-in will take place inside the arrival airport to ensure you’re welcomed, informed, and ready.
🚐 Private Group Transportation to Volunteer Lodging will occur shortly following orientation, all participants will travel together via required private group transport to your host community lodging.
🍽️ Welcome Dinner & Team Bonding Upon arrival at your volunteer lodging, you’ll check in, settle into your room, and join the group for your first dinner party—a night filled with introductions, laughter, and team-building activities to launch your immersive journey together.
Please remember to see your published group flight offer details ~ 3 months before departure date to best plan to purchase a group flight ticket or your individual flight to the same exact airport the group flights arrives. Be sure if you purchase a separate individual flight—that your flight arrives earlier and no later that the group flight is scheduled to arrive—and to the exact same airport. Remember that is your choice to fly or not to fly on the optional group flight.
Also it is extremely important that you review your very detailed program plan—which will be updated once again and sent to all accepted applicants designated emails ~3 weeks before your departure date. We will also reviewing the very detailed program plan at your scheduled pre-departure meeting which will be scheduled ~3 weeks before your departure date. This updated very detailed program plan will denote the specific time and exact location of the ’Required In-Host Country Airport Brief Orientation and Check-In’ and the exact location for the land transportation departure location and the specific time of departure from the airport on this designated arrival day. The updated very detailed program plan will also include other details such as contact numbers and back up plans for emergencies for any unforeseen events on this day for example, a delayed flight.
📩 What You Need To Do Next:
Let the journey begin — we can’t wait to welcome you! 🌍💥
VOLUNTEER IMMERSION BEGINS!!!
🌞 Day 1: Orientation & Cultural Integration
7:30–8:15 AM – Breakfast
8:15–9:15 AM – Morning Prep Meeting (with local experts & U.S. licensed provider)
9:15–12:15 PM – Morning Volunteer Work: Orientation activities, team-building, introduction to local culture & customs (3 hrs)
12:15–1:00 PM – Lunch
1:00–2:00 PM – Midday Huddle (collaborative recap with local leaders & U.S. NP)
2:00–5:00 PM – Afternoon Volunteer Work: Community walking tour, safety protocols, and neighborhood health asset mapping, and health fair set up/prep (3 hrs)
6:30–7:30 PM – Dinner
7:30–8:15 PM – Evening Debrief & Group Reflection (45 min)
🌿🧡🧠 Day 2–3: Health Fair – Comprehensive Community Wellness
7:30–8:15 AM – Breakfast (45 mins)
8:15–9:15 AM – Morning Prep Meeting (1 hr)
With health fair leads, U.S. nurse practitioners, OB/GYN team, public health educators, and mental health counselors. Prepares all participants for the day's stations and responsibilities.
9:15–12:15 PM – Morning Volunteer Work (3 hrs)
Set up and host booths at community health fairs. Topics include:
Lead interactive sessions, provide education using WHO/UN materials, assist in screenings, and collaborate with local professionals across all health domains.
12:15–1:00 PM – Lunch (45 mins)
1:00–2:00 PM – Midday Huddle (1 hr)
Debrief with clinical leads, reflect on impact, identify urgent needs, and adjust plans with input from local providers and U.S. NP.
1:00–5:00 PM – Afternoon Volunteer Work (3 hrs)
Continue to host booths at community health fairs. Topics include:
Lead interactive sessions, provide education using WHO/UN materials, assist in screenings, and collaborate with local professionals across all health domains.
5:00–5:30 PM – Fair Breakdown (30 min)
6:30–7:30 PM – Dinner (1 hr)
7:30–8:15 PM – Evening Debrief & Reflection (45 mins)
Facilitated by U.S. provider and local staff—focused on sharing stories, insights, and planning next steps.
🏠🌎🤝 Day 4: Community Outreach – Door-to-Door Health Assessments
7:30–8:15 AM – Breakfast (45 mins)
8:15–9:15 AM – Morning Prep Meeting (1 hr)
Team huddle with U.S. Nurse Practitioner, local provider, and Spanish-speaking guides. Review safety protocol, triage procedures, and cultural sensitivity for community-based care.
9:15–12:15 PM – Morning Volunteer Work (3 hrs)
Door-to-door outreach in Community A, providing health education, completing wellness assessments, identifying urgent needs. Each small group includes a local provider and translator to assist with triage and build trust.
12:15–1:00 PM – Lunch (45 mins)
1:00–2:00 PM – Midday Huddle (1 hr)
Clinical and team debrief with input from local providers. Discuss challenges, successes, and community-specific observations from both locations.
2:00–5:00 PM – Afternoon Volunteer Work (3 hrs)
Repeat outreach in Community B. Volunteers rotate through new zones, deepening connection and care delivery. Teams document key findings and offer follow-up recommendations to local health staff.
6:30–7:30 PM – Dinner (1 hr)
7:30–8:15 PM – Evening Debrief & Reflection (45 mins)
Group storytelling and shared reflections on community impact, team resilience, and what it means to serve those most in need.
🏥 Day 5: Hospital and or Clinic Observations I
7:30–8:15 AM – Breakfast
8:15–9:15 AM – Morning Prep Meeting (assignments and expectations overview)
9:15–12:15 PM – Morning Volunteer Work: Clinical observation with local nurses and physicians (3 hrs)
12:15–1:00 PM – Lunch
1:00–2:00 PM – Midday Huddle (share takeaways and discuss cultural differences in care delivery)
2:00–5:00 PM – Afternoon Volunteer Work: Continue clinical shadowing and join patient care debriefs with staff (3 hrs)
6:30–7:30 PM – Dinner
7:30–8:15 PM – Evening Debrief & Group Reflection And Wrap Up (60 min)
💉 Day 6: Hospital and or Clinic Observations II
7:30–8:15 AM – Breakfast
8:15–9:15 AM – Morning Prep Meeting (roundtable on ethics and observational etiquette)
9:15–12:15 PM – Morning Volunteer Work: Rotate through new departments or specialties (3 hrs)
12:15–1:00 PM – Lunch
1:00–2:00 PM – Midday Huddle (group case discussion and provider-led Q&A)
2:00–5:00 PM – Afternoon Volunteer Work: Assist with chart reviews, supply organization, and observe patient education (3 hrs)
6:30–7:30 PM – Dinner
7:30–8:30 PM – Evening Debrief & Group Reflection & Wrap Up (60 min)
Day 7 Last 1/2 day (morning) Volunteer Week—
Engage in heartfelt goodbye to the communities you’ve served, check out of your lodging, participate in a closeout discussion related to your volunteer work week—then the energy shifts but the mission continues: Explore. Grow. Celebrate.
Day 7 first 1/2 day (afternoon) for the Adventure Week: Arrival & Orientation to Jarabacoa
🚀 Post-Service Week Adventure Tour Begins this afternoon!
After a transformative week serving in Dominican clinics and communities, your journey continues—stronger, closer, and more bonded than ever. You’ve made an impact. Now, it’s time to explore this breathtaking island with the same crew who served beside you. From jungle canyons to beach waves, this next chapter is all about adrenaline, connection, and unforgettable memories. 🌍💙
🤝 Volunteer-Only Experience (By Request Only)
Prefer to focus solely on service? You may request a 2-week (possibly a 3 week volunteer)-only experience (no adventure tour; pending availability and approval)
PLEASE KNOW AN EVEN MORE DETAILED AND UPDATED PROGRAM PLAN WILL BE PUBLISHED, DISCUSSED, AND PROVIDED TO ALL ACCEPTED APPLICANTS AT YOUR PRE-DEPARTURE MEETING, ~3 WEEKS BEFORE YOUR DEPARTURE. AGAIN THIS INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW IS A PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE!
🌟 Day 7 Last 1/2 day (morning) Volunteer Week—
Engage in heartfelt goodbyes to the communities you’ve served, check out of your lodging, participate in a closeout discussion related to your volunteer work week—then the energy shifts but the mission continues: Explore. Grow. Celebrate.
🏔️ Day 7 first 1/2 day (afternoon) Adventure Week: Arrival & Orientation to Jarabacoa
🚀 Post-Service Week Adventure Tour Begins this afternoon!
After a transformative week serving in Dominican clinics and communities, your journey continues—stronger, closer, and more bonded than ever. You’ve made an impact. Now, it’s time to explore this breathtaking island with the same crew who served beside you. From jungle canyons to beach waves, this next chapter is all about adrenaline, connection, and unforgettable memories. 🌍💙
Head to the lush mountains of Jarabacoa, the “City of Eternal Spring,” where cool breezes and green hills welcome you to a new side of the island. After settling into your eco-lodge surrounded by pine forests and waterfalls, enjoy downtime to explore local cafés or simply unwind.
🌅 Evening Highlight: Reconnect with your team at a festive welcome dinner + orientation, where the week’s epic adventures are revealed.
📍 Lodging: Bohíos de Campo Añil, Jarabacoa
🌊 Day 8: White-Water Rafting on the Yaque del Norte River
It’s go time! 💥 Grab your paddle and launch into the Caribbean’s longest and wildest river. Navigate rapids, laugh like crazy, and take in the lush, mountainous scenery from a whole new angle.
🍽️ Lunch by the river, bonding over adventure and pure adrenaline.
📍 Lodging: Bohíos de Campo Añil, Jarabacoa
🧗♂️ Day 9: Canyoning & Waterfall Rappelling
Prepare to be amazed. Hike deep into rainforest canyons with expert local guides, then rappel down cascading waterfalls and leap into natural emerald pools.
🌿 Challenge your fears, trust your team, and celebrate every wild, muddy, empowering moment.
🍽️ Group dinner back at the eco-lodge—cozy, rustic, and full of stories.
📍 Lodging: Bohíos de Campo Añil, Jarabacoa
🌴 Day 10: 27 Charcos + Ziplining + Coastal Transfer
The day kicks off with the famous 27 Waterfalls of Damajagua—climb, jump, and slide your way through a jungle playground of fresh water and slick rock chutes.
Then: 🚐 Transfer to the North Coast and jump right into ziplining through the treetops!
🌅 Arrive in the beach town of Cabarete, just in time for a beachside dinner.
📍 Lodging: Velero Beach Resort, Cabarete
🏄♀️ Day 11: Surf & Snorkel — El Encuentro + Sosúa Bay
Wake up steps from the ocean and hit Playa El Encuentro, one of the best surf spots in the Caribbean! 🏄 Ride the waves or chill with a cold smoothie on the beach.
Later, head to Sosúa Bay for vibrant coral reef snorkeling with tropical fish and crystal-clear waters.
🌴 Evening: Group dinner with ocean views and island vibes.
📍 Lodging: Velero Beach Resort, Cabarete
🏛️ Day 12: Colonial Tour of Santo Domingo
Say goodbye to the beach and hello to culture! Transfer to the capital city, Santo Domingo, and walk the cobblestone streets of the Colonial Zone, the oldest European settlement in the Americas 🇩🇴.
🎶 Evening Show & Dinner at El Conuco—Dominican cuisine meets live dance and tradition!
📍 Lodging: Hodelpa Novus Plaza, Santo Domingo
🌞 Day 13: Beach Chill & Farewell Fiesta
Your final day. 😢 But it’s not over yet!
Spend a relaxing morning at Juan Dolio or Boca Chica—swimming, paddleboarding, or shopping for last-minute souvenirs.
🌟 Evening Farewell Dinner: One last group celebration to reflect on this life-changing two weeks. From strangers to second family 💙
📍 Lodging: Hodelpa Novus Plaza, Santo Domingo
✈️ Day 14: Departure Day
The day will start with an early breakfast, checkout of your accommodations, get in some quick hugs and prepare for:
Private transport to the airport is required for all those on a group flight and optional to those individuals with independent flights needing this same same or later airport departure time frame on this same day.
🛬 Required check-out meeting on this morning for ALL participants and required airport transportation for ALL group flight participant unless they want to pay separately out of pocket. Note: optional free transportation will be offered at the same group flight departure time or for a later departure times for independent flight travelers on this same day (Note: there will be only one bus, leaving at one time to the airport on this same day; see more details below).
Please know this required check-out will be scheduled on this final adventure tour day, and this meeting will occur approximately 3 hours before the group flight is schedule to depart (depending on typical driving times to the airport). The location of this meeting will be likely in the accommodation lobby area and will consist of a quick check out required of all participants.
All participants and group flight participants are given no other free option if they do no with to take the private bus offered to the group flight members. Those who prefer to opt in to the final airport transportation option must board the private transportation that will be provided at the departure accommodation at the exact time and location noted in your pre-departure materials.
Please remember to see your published group flight offer details ~ 3 months before departure date to best plan to purchase a group flight ticket or your individual flight from the same exact airport the group flight departs. Be sure if you purchase a separate individual flight—that your flight departs after and no earlier than the group flight is scheduled to leave the host country if you want to take the optional airport transportation that will be offered—to the exact same airport that the group flight leaves from on this last day. Remember that is your choice to fly or not to fly on the optional group flight or to take the transportation to the airport on this last day. (Note: it is not an option to not take the transportation from the airport on arrival into the host country)!
Also it is extremely important that you review your very detailed program plan—which will be updated once again and published for your chosen program plan and also sent to your designated email ~3 weeks before your departure date. We will also reviewing the very detailed program plan at your scheduled pre-departure meeting which will be scheduled ~3 weeks before your departure date. This updated very detailed program plan will denote the specific time and exact location of the ’Check-Out Meeting’ and the exact location for the land transportation departure location and the specific time of departure from last days accommodations on this designated departure day. The updated very detailed program plan will also include other details such as contact numbers and back up plans for emergencies for any unforeseen events.
📩 What You Need To Do Next:
You came here to serve and stayed to adventure, bond, and grow 🌍 you’re not the same—and that’s exactly the point.
🌱 Ready to Grow, Explore, or Serve Even More?
Your journey doesn’t have to end when the program does.
We offer exciting ways to extend your stay—so you can keep growing, learning, and connecting.
💬 Interested? Just ask! We’re happy to help you plan an extension that fits your goals.
📝 Note: While original program dates and costs remain fixed, extensions are often possible. Programs cannot be shortened.
Add a 3rd or 4th week (or more) to live with a local homestay family, study the language, and experience a deeper cultural connection.
✨ Optional Add-On
Independent Cultural Week + Local Language Immersion
(By Request Only)
(By Request Only)
You can request a volunteer-only experience:
🌍 WELCOME TO HELP2SERVE.CARE
Your Gateway to Global Impact + Career Transformation
🎯 AT HELP2SERVE.CARE
Creating environments that supercharge your career, build lifelong friendships, and empower your purpose is the heartbeat of every global immersion we offer.
💙 And 100% Not-For-Profit = HELP2SERVE.CARE!
We unite passionate volunteers—some seasoned, others stepping into global service for the first time—into a tight-knit team with a shared calling.
💼 CAREER ENHANCEMENT & VOLUNTEER UNITY
From the moment you apply, we’re focused on YOU:
Weeks before you board your flight, we begin preparing you for the journey—connecting you with your team and crafting a unique experience that combines clinical learning, cultural exchange, and service-based impact.
Whether you’re a college student, on a pre-health track, in a gap year, or an early-career professional—if you’re ready to serve, grow, and make a difference, YOU BELONG HERE.
✅ WE ARE: Transparent. Affordable. Transformational. All-Inclusive.
We're powered by healthcare professionals, educators, and purpose-driven changemakers.
We don't operate for profit—we operate for IMPACT.
Every dollar you invest goes directly toward:
🔹 Empowering your growth
🔹 Supporting our host communities
🔹 Advancing life-changing global service
🔹 While providing an amazing adventure tour at the end of your volunteer experience
🕒 24/7 U.S. Licensed Healthcare Mentorship
A nationally certified and licensed U.S. Medical Doctor or Nurse Practitioner will be embedded to your group and will support your entire health focused volunteer immersion experience. You will also be actively engaging with local doctors, nurses, and public health professionals, giving you a true 360° global health perspective. These experts will guide your journey through:
This is one of the only programs that pairs immersive global health service leaning with full-time licensed U.S. provider and local expertise and mentorship.
📚 This isn’t textbook learning. It’s real-world health care in action.
💵 Every Dollar Fuels What Truly Matters
What does your program fee support?
🤝 One-of-a-Kind Immersion. Unmatched Unity.
We don’t just send volunteers abroad—we build teams.
You’ll serve together, grow together, and form lasting connections with peers and communities alike.
🌟 Adventure After Impact: Your Journey Continues
After a transformative week of volunteering alongside inspiring peers, your experience continues with an unforgettable Adventure Tour across the host country.
You’ll travel with the very volunteers you served beside—deepening bonds, sharing laughs, and creating once-in-a-lifetime memories through cultural immersion and outdoor exploration.
It’s not just a tour—it’s a celebration of service, friendship, and purpose-driven travel.
📦 Everything You Need. So You Can Focus on What Matters.
Your all-inclusive immersion experience obviously goes far beyond meals and lodging and further beyond the standard to also include: