Tzu Chi's mission began with charity work. When the Tzu Chi Foundation was first established in 1966, it started with providing charitable help to the poor.
Tzu Chi's mission of charity is currently divided into six categories: 1. providing long-term help to low-income families; 2. donating rice to low-income families; 3. subsidizing clinical diagnosis and prescriptions; 4. providing medical aid; 5. providing emergency help during disasters; 6. assisting the poor and orphans with funeral needs.
Tzu Chi has been promoting its overseas mission of charity in local countries since the establishment of the U.S. Tzu Chi Foundation in California in 1985 and the subsequent proliferation of its global branches and coordination offices. Master Cheng Yen hopes that, based on the philosophy and method of "self support and use of local resources," Tzu Chi's overseas missions can inspire Great Love and activate local sources of compassion.
慈濟的志業始於慈善工作。一九六六年慈濟功德會成立之初，便是從慈善濟貧開始。
目前慈濟的慈善志業工作分為：一、低收入戶長期濟助；二、低收入戶白米濟助；三、義診藥費補助；四、醫療濟助；五、災害急難濟助；六、孤貧喪葬濟助等六個項目。
海外慈善志業，則隨著一九八五年慈濟美國分會在加州立案，及之後全球各地分會或聯絡處的成立，而就地推動。證嚴上人希望慈濟海外的各項志業，都能以「自力更生，就地取材」的精神與做法，來啟發大愛，開發當地的愛心資源。
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