We Are Building American Buddhism
Tricycle Foundation 89 Fifth Avenue, Suite 301New York NY 10003-3020Website: tricycle.orgAttn: James Shaheen Description of Organization Description of Organization Established in 1990, The Tricycle Foundation is dedicated to make Buddhist views, values, and practices broadly available. In 1991 the Foundation launched Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, the first magazine focused on presenting Buddhist perspectives to a Western…
Treasure Human Life Foundation 1020 State StHendersonville, NC 28739Website: heartwoodrefuge.org/treasure-human-life Description of Organization Treasure Human Life Foundation was organized in 2009 around just one Buddhist nun’s observation of an urgent need to address youth homelessness in the community where her hermitage was located. Uninvited to the dialogue and unwelcome in the small, rural town, she…
New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care 119 West 23rd St., Suite 401New York, NY 10003Telephone: (212) 677-1087Website: zencare.orgContact: Koshin Paley EllisonE-mail: Koshin@zencare.org Description of Organization New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care provides compassionate care to the sick and terminally ill to create a supportive, nurturing environment for people to consciously face their illness…
Prison Mindfulness Institute a.k.a. Prison Dharma Network 11 South Angell St., #303Providence, RI 02906Website: prisonmindfulness.org Description of Organization The Prison Dharma Network (Prison Mindfulness Institute) was founded in 1989 by Acharya Fleet Maull, a Buddhist then serving a 14.5 year mandatory minimum sentence in federal prison for drug trafficking. Through Buddhist meditation practices and spiritual…
Mindful Schools 1260 45th StreetEmeryville, CA 94608Website: mindfulschools.org Description of Organization The mission of Mindful Schools is to train, guide and connect educators who are on a journey to deepen their mindfulness practice and cultivate mindful learning environments that allow everyone in their school community to thrive. Programs equip educators to apply research-based mindfulness techniques…
Mindful Life Project 124 Washington Ave. Suite B Richmond, CA 94801 Website: mindfullifeproject.org Description of Organization Founder and Director JG Larochette created Mindful Life Project 2012 after working with South Richmond, CA youth and their families for a decade. As a teacher, JG realized that schools, like Mindful Life Project’s partner schools, that are in…