What is Child Poverty?

Child poverty: the difference between life and death

What is child poverty?

Around the world, child poverty traps impoverished children in a cycle where they find themselves fighting to stay alive each day. Child poverty isn't just about children who lack luxuries — these children often go without food, water, health care and education.

Each year, child poverty kills more than 10 million  children who don't live past age 5. Most of these lives could easily be saved. By sponsoring a young boy or girl trapped in child poverty, you can be linked with one special child who will know your name, write to you, and will treasure the thought that you care.

Youcan help end child poverty!

Turn the child poverty statistics around — sponsor a child in need today for just $38 a month! Compassion is ready to match you with a child trapped in child poverty. You can offer your child the basic necessities of life, as well as hope.

Fight child poverty — give children in need a new beginning!

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Child Poverty: How to Make a Difference

As you exchange letters, send photos and offer encouragement in Jesus' name, your love will bring hope to a child that will last a lifetime. Sponsor a child today! Just click on a child's photo to learn more.

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Your tax-deductible contribution of just $38 a month connects your child with a loving, church-based Child Sponsorship Program that provides:

  • Food and clean water
  • Medical care
  • Educational opportunities
  • Important life-skills training
  • Most important of all, your sponsored child will hear about Jesus Christ and be encouraged to develop a lifelong relationship with God.

When you sponsor a child, you'll receive your child's photo, personal story and a child sponsorship packet by mail in approximately 15 days.

When children find out they've been sponsored, the joy they feel is indescribable. Just knowing that someone across the globe cares means more than you can imagine. Sponsoring a child will profoundly change the future for your child, and will change your own life as well.

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