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In 2010, the Tzu Chi Medical Foundation (TCMF) in the United States established a Tzu Chi Community Clinic in Wilmington, CA, adjacent to the Port of Los Angeles. With compassionate outpatient services, medical outreach activities, and food distribution events, the clinic has become like another home for many locals. And ten years after its founding, this home energized by love and care still endures.
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The Very Veggie Movement is delighted to welcome Lily’s Vegan Pantry — a charming market located in New York City’s Chinatown offering an excellent selection of Asian vegan foods & spices — as a partner! Discover the market now.
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Although many people are eager to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the registration website and large-scale vaccine delivery make it difficult for residents who do not speak English or who have no means of transportation to obtain the vaccine. Fortunately, our Tzu Chi Medical Center in the community also applied for the vaccine, and is open to the public. Many locals rushed to get the vaccine.
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In advance of the first Thanksgiving holiday since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in 2020, Tzu Chi volunteers in New York began to prepare for a series of winter distributions. The first was their traditional winter clothes distribution, which has a 25-year history.
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On February 21st, 2021, Tzu Chi volunteers from different Latin American offices celebrated the Lunar New Year alongside volunteers from the US, marking a historic event in the process — the first virtual event to unite volunteers from the two continents with a single traditional celebration.
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As morning broke on August 29, 2020, dark clouds already covered the skies over Washington D.C., and shortly after, as predicted in the weather forecast, heavy rain began to fall, quickly accumulating on the ground as the torrent increased in intensity.
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Twin sisters from Ethiopia are happy to assist Tzu Chi USA’s Greater Washington D.C. Region volunteers at their food distribution in Silver Spring, Maryland. Photo/Wendy Tsai Translated by Penny LiuEdited by Ida Eva Zielinska In Maryland, Tzu Chi USA’s Greater Washington D.C. Region provided its second food distribution in Silver Spring on August 15, 2020. […]
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Two years have passed since the Woolsey Fire caused overwhelming damage in California, and many affected families still feel that hope is dim, especially with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic causing even further hardships. Their Tzu Chi family has never forgotten them, however, and volunteers continue to return to the impacted area to bring their love and support.
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For the Brazell family, it seemed that they would have to face tragedy after tragedy before finally finding peace and a place they could call home. Stepping into 2021 after having survived the Camp Fire and the destruction it left in its wake, the Brazell family finally felt like they had reached their destination on their journey to recovery. Looking back at their post-disaster experience, the bond between the Brazell family and Tzu Chi seemed like yet another circle that had been fully realized.