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On January 25, 2024, Tzu Chi volunteers taught a flower arrangement class to children at the Classroom of Hope in Tijuana, Mexico. The following day, volunteers and students went to a care center to give flowers and visit with local senior citizens.
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Opening the Tzu Chi van, volunteers began distributing winter essentials to the unhoused. Photo / Mingchan Liang Written by Eunice Pai Edited by Yingying Lee, Anna Sipek Translated by Ariel Chan Starting January 8th, the temperatures in Houston, TX, have drastically dropped, with lows reaching 18ºF (approximately -8°C) by the 15th. While households were busy […]
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From December 1 to December 15, two Tzu Chi Preschools in Walnut City and Monrovia City, California organized toy donation events to promote mutual assistance and harmony within the community. These activities assisted economically disadvantaged families and imparted important lessons about sharing and caring for children.
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Tzu Chi USA Northwest Region’s San Francisco volunteers have cared for unhoused individuals for many years. Old St. Mary’s Cathedral in the city has a winter shelter for those experiencing homelessness, and the San Francisco Interfaith Center invites several charity organizations, including Tzu Chi, to take turns serving a hot dinner there on Saturdays. Tzu Chi volunteers will also provide sleeping bags and supplies to help people through the winter, caring for their needs with compassion and empathy, warming the hearts of everyone in the shelter, and accompanying them through the cold winter months amid their harsh circumstances.
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New Jersey experienced winter flooding that affected hundreds of homes at the end of the year 2023. On January 6, 2024, Tzu Chi Mid-Atlantic Region volunteers traveled to Wayne, New Jersey, to distribute disaster relief supplies to hundreds of families affected by the winter flooding.
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Through the Great Kindness Challenge, Tzu Chi Education Foundation encourages young community members to take practical actions to help the environment and deepens the integration of education and environmental protection.
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In January of 2024, Tzu Chi volunteers from around the world met in Acapulco, Mexico to distribute aid to those most heavily impacted by Hurricane Otis. Recipients from all walks of life felt the reverberations of Master Cheng Yen’s kindness.