
Special Features
Dentists On Wheels Tzu Chi’s Mobile Dental Clinic brings desperately needed free care to thousands of Los Angeles County’s neediest and most vulnerable citizens. We’ve all experienced the pain and discomfort of a toothache. Sometimes it can feel like torture. But imagine having a toothache that lasted for years, or a decade, and never goes […]
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Out on the Streets Who’s helping America’s unseen populations? On any given night in America, anywhere from 700,000 to 2 million people have nowhere to go, nowhere to sleep. Have you seen them? I’m digging in this trash can so I can (raise enough money) for a room. Carlos González Shelters offer relief on a […]
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Thought for Food? Guess who’s bringing dinner… and breakfast and lunch! In Phoenix, Arizona, summer temperatures often exceed 100° Fahrenheit, but this doesn’t stop Tzu Chi volunteers from serving the low income population here. In 1997, they began running a food pantry program that serves over 1,000 households per week. For the last decade, every week […]
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HELPING THE UNDERPRIVILEGED We offer charity services across the USA, focusing on underprivileged and underserved communities, families, and groups, and helping those who suffer due to poverty, hunger, and homelessness in a variety of ways. Mobile Food Pantry in Southern California In the U.S., food insecurity affects one in four children and one in six […]
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Empowering Women “Women are agents of progress and change”—UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, March 2015 Numerous research studies have shown that if you want to speed change within a region, a nation, or a community, help the women in that group. Often it’s women who shoulder the extra burden when their families or their societies […]
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Locked Away, But Not Forgotten Tzu Chi’s Jing Si Aphorism Book Clubs are bringing Buddhist wisdom to US prison inmates, and the results are remarkable. Everyone deserves happiness, peace of mind, and compassion. But what about those who have committed crimes, and are now serving time in prison for their deeds? Is it too late […]
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Send Aid To Nepal Latest Update on Nepal Earthquake Relief Watch related videos on our WEB CHANNEL. Show some love to the millions of people affected by Nepal’s earthquake on the WISHING WALL. LATEST UPDATE Two-Months After The Quake June 25th marks 2 months since a devastating earthquake ripped through Nepal on April 25th, followed by powerful […]
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Inspiring Through Education We foster a humanistic global culture by nurturing virtue along with social and environmental responsibility. Our schools and programs enhance moral development through character education, provide high-quality academic instruction, offer aid to underprivileged students, and support often neglected groups such as inmates. Preschools and Primary Education Our preschools and primary education provide […]
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Back To The Roots – Sincerity and Love 2nd Annual Tzu Chi USA English Spiritual Resource Retreat The 2015 Tzu Chi USA English Spiritual Resource Retreat took place on the weekend of July 17th-19th. 125 volunteers from all over the country gathered at Tzu Chi USA’s headquarters in San Dimas, California, for the 3-day retreat. […]
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Medical Aid for Refugees in Thailand The Bangkok Refugee Center closed its primary health care services in 2014, leaving over 7,000 asylum-seekers and refugees without medical support. Since employment for refugees is illegal in Thailand, they cannot afford health care. Tzu Chi Foundation and Tzu Chi International Medical Association partnered with the Bureau of Population, […]