Objectives

earl S. Buck, a renowned American writer who was awarded with the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize, established the Pearl S. Buck Foundation in 1964. The purpose of the organization is to help children who are deprived of proper care and nurture. Subsequently, branches of the association have been established in six different Asian countries in the hope to extend their services to American children.

he Taiwan branch was instituted in1968. Supplemented by the head office from United States, the Taiwan branch helped children of mixed parents of American and Asian who reside in Taiwan and are suffering from poverty. In parallel with the trend for globalization, the Taiwan branch strived to establish their independent funds. This was accomplished in November of 1997 and was named as The Pearl S. Buck Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan.

ince1999, it was noticed that the number of foreigners who were married to the Taiwanese population was steadily increasing. Language barriers coupled with cultural difference led to serious conflicts amongst the families which constituted of inter-racial marriages. Based on the experience derived from the past 40 years resolving issues pertaining to these inter-racial marriages, in 2000, the Pearl Buck Funds started to provide systematic and comprehensive services to these families.

 Purpose

n par with Pearl Buck’s compassion towards children in need, the purpose of the organization is to help Taiwanese families, which are built on inter-racial marriages, to transcend cultural differences and to resolve family conflicts. Hence, spouses of foreign ethnicity can become accustomed to living in Taiwan, establish benevolent relationships in marriages and subsequently foster a cultivating environment for their children.

 Clientele

Ø Biracial children who are living in poverty

Ø Families built on inter-racial marriages

 Hours of Services

Monday to Friday

9:00 A.M.~12:00 A.M

1:00 P.M.~6:00 P.M

 Services Include

iracial children living in poverty

Øliving subsidies

Øeducational subsidies

Øconduct subsidizing services for sponsors in Taiwan

Øprovide customer services for issues pertaining to citizenship

Øscholarship

pouses of foreign ethnicity

ØGeneral enquiries: Phone counseling, legal counseling

ØCase management

ØFamily outreach programs and counselling services

ØActivities and educational seminars

New Immigrants Multilingual Services

ealth interpretation training program on the new-immigrants：

Trained and arranged Southeast Asian language interpreters in 12 districts of Taipei City Health Service Center to enhance Southeast Asian spouse to use the Taipei City Health Promotion Services and provide medical and welfare advice.

he interpretation Services of Taipei City New Immigrants’ Hall：

Trained and arranged the interpreters who speak Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian and English that can provide assistance either in the Hall or on the telephone. They serve as windows to cope with inquiry for resources and services. Telephone, consultation and other services are provided for new immigrants based on questions such as residency, naturalization, health insurance, parenting education, child nursing, and social benefits.

New Immigrant Women Financial Management Program

ew Immigrant Women Financial Management Program aims to address the financial management needs of new immigrant women and equip them with practical skills in building assets and reducing debts, if applicable, which is a long-term program supported by CiTi Foundation international grant. The annual plan of 2012 focused on need assessment and pilot-run training courses. In 2013, we begin to develop textbooks specified for financial education of new immigrants, hold teacher trainings and expand courses beyond the Greater Taipei. Until now, the courses have produced good results: over 90% trainees have been able to participate in this long-term project and showed that they have absorbed financial knowledge and developed the habits of accounts keeping and budgeting. In the long run, this program aims at digitizing the courses, applying the courses to practices and strengthening the link between the program and the community, expecting to combine the career guidance resources of the community and the government so as to expand the benefits and social influence of the program.

et’s all help those who are in need and share the joyful experience of helping others.

 Love without Borders and Nationalities  

The Pearl S. Buck Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan

Tel：(+886) 2-2504-8088　Fax：(+886) 2-2504-4088

Address: 4F No. 232, Changchun Rd, Taipei

E-mail : psbf.tt@msa.hinet.net

Website : http://www.psbf.org.tw

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