Written by Anna SipekAs of this weekend, the Holistic Climate Solutions Summit in New York City has come to an end, but its impacts will
On the morning of June 11, 2022, Tzu Chi Long Island’s biweekly food pantry welcomed local community members who arrived to pick up fresh fruits and vegetables. On that day, another special event awaited them as well. Tzu Chi USA’s Long Island Service Center had held its first 21-Day Vegetarian Challenge, and on the final day, participants gathered to celebrate their efforts.
Written by Anna SipekFor the past three days, the Tzu Chi Center has been bustling with activity as dignitaries, activists, and faith leaders from all
As summer ended and back-to-school season poked its head around the corner, Tzu Chi volunteers organized an event for the occasion. The Happy Back to School Day distribution, on August 6, served a total of 77 students in gearing up for another year of school. Backpacks filled with school supplies, pandemic prevention kits, cash cards, and Tzu Chi love were given to their new owners, taking the weight off of families in need.
An award ceremony was held for Tzu Chi scholarship recipients at Tzu Chi USA’s New York Regional Office for the first time in two consecutive years. The ceremony for a total of 22 students was held on July 16, 2022, alongside a live streaming session to ensure all could join in the special event.
The Tzu Chi Center for Compassionate Relief hosts its first major in-person public event in New York City, celebrating Taiwanese culture and heritage, and the philosophy of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation.
Tzu Chi Collegiate Association members and Tzu Chi USA Sacramento Service Center volunteers join forces for a river cleanup on the American River Parkway in
Since the assassination of Haiti’s president in July 2021, the country’s overall security has deteriorated, and violent gang takeovers have displaced many. The residents of Cité Soleil and La Saline, two impoverished areas in the capital, Port-au-Prince, were in urgent need of food.
Under the economic pressure of severe inflation in the United States, many low-income families can’t make ends meet and aren’t receiving timely treatment for their health problems. Tzu Chi USA Northeast Region’s Long Island Branch Office cares for the community and those impacted by the ever-rising cost of living. Thus, aiming to solve people’s medical problems, the Long Island Branch Office held a free clinic on July 17, 2022.
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