A piece of land by Hsinyi Road, owned by Taiwan Sugar Corporation, accommodates Tzu Chi Compassion Village, which was built a month after the earthquake by 1000 volunteers mobilized by the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation. Today, adjacent to the village there are a police station, a medical station, a seniors 'activity center and a creche. The 300-plus prefabricated houses have become a complete community.
信義路旁台糖用地，就是災後一個月由慈濟功德會動員近千名義工投入興建的慈濟大愛村，現在村外有警察局、醫療站、老人活動中心、托嬰服務，三百多戶的組合屋已形成一個完整社區。