Education
- Promote the wisdom and timeless Buddhist teachings in books written by LLCS founder Grand Master Sheng-Yen Lu (Living Buddha Lian Sheng)
- Annual scholarships to assist community-involved students pursuing post-secondary education
- ESL classes to help new immigrants more comfortably adapt to English-speaking society
- Computer training facility at Vancouver’s Downtown East Education Centre
- Building schools in impoverished countries
Medical Assistance
- Contributor to Strathcona Community Children’s Dental Clinic
- Funding support to Doctors Without Borders, Vancouver General Hospital & UBC Hospital Foundation
- Active supporter of BC Children’s Hospital, Canadian Cancer Society, Canadian Diabetes Association, and other charitable organizations locally, nationally, and internationally
Social Assistance
- Annual donations of rice to local food banks worldwide (the Vancouver chapter has donated over 150,000 pounds to-date)
- Annual winter Charity Drive providing food, clothing, and personal care items to homeless shelters
- Free annual income tax preparation service for low-income residents
- “Gift of Sight” campaign collected over 45,000 pairs of used eyeglasses for third World countries
- International disaster relief (2009 Taiwan Typhoon Morakot, 2008 China Sichuan Earthquake, 2006 Hurricane Katrina, 2005 South Asia tsunami, 1999 Taiwan Earthquake, 1997 Manitoba Flood, 1996 China Yun-Nan earthquake)
Cultural Awareness
- Promote community and cultural awareness through support and participation in multicultural community events (SUCCESS “Walk with the Dragon”; world peace ceremonies)
- Promote community caring through visits to low-income senior homes and local childrens’ hospitals
- Provide language skills training in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese
- Free weekly Golden Mother Yoga classes