Three weeks after our first disaster aid distribution in Beaumont, we followed up in this town with our 30th and last Hurricane Harvey emergency relief event. About 120 volunteers were on hand, each eager to offer a helping hand. The gratitude of the community was evident: “There’s been too many lives that have been willing to give. And it will take a lot of heart and a lot of prayer to decide what to do with this money.”
Houston resettles an average of 2,500 refugees per year, and each family has a heartbreaking story. Kasim, who lost his leg after stepping on a landmine, and his wife John Be, are refugees from Myanmar. Without our long-term aid, they believe they and their two children would have ended up on the street. Family by family, we are helping refugees overcome virtually insurmountable odds to build a new life in America. READ MORE HERE!
Angel Yen, who grew up and lives in Taiwan, was separated from her mother, Josephine, as an infant. Josephine resides in Houston with a caretaker, and had not seen her daughter in 22 years. With the help of our volunteers in Taiwan and Texas, a meeting was organized. Watching their emotional reunion reveals the life changing impact of our volunteers involvement in some individual care cases. Absolutely heartwarming. Read more about Tzu Chi Houston's charity programs.
We honor the immense work that teachers do to educate our children, and when many were impacted by the floods that devastated parts of Louisiana in 2016, our volunteers were eager to offer their heartfelt aid. As we can see during this distribution in Baton Rouge, the educators and their families were comforted by our help, received during a time of great distress. READ MORE HERE!
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