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Compassion International expands into Malawi, Zambia, Cambodia, and Myanmar

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – April 27, 2023 – Compassion International announced today its expansion efforts in four new program countries as part of the ministry’s global growth strategy.

‘Poverty stopped with us’: Compassion International celebrates 70 years of ministry

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – November 4, 2022 – In the fall of 1952, Rev. Everett Swanson flew from Chicago to South Korea to minister to American troops fighting in the Korean War.

World Food Day 2022: ‘Many go hungry, the lucky eat once a day’

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – October 14, 2022 – This Sunday, October 16, is World Food Day, an international day to raise awareness and act on behalf of those suffering from hunger.

Local churches serve as first responders in global food crisis

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – September 28, 2022 – In response to a growing global food crisis, Compassion International has deployed a not-so-secret weapon to bring about relief in hungry communities: the organization’s large network of 8,000+ frontline church partners.

Compassion International launches revolutionary NFT collection, created completely in VR

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – July 20, 2022 – Today, Compassion International launched "Many Hands," a revolutionary non fungible token (NFT) digital artwork collection created completely in virtual reality (VR). Funds raised from the collection will provide full-ride college scholarships for 32 high-achieving Haitian youth. The scholarship will cover a full four years of university tuition, a laptop, leadership development training, and continuous support throughout their education, starting this fall.

Three ways you can make a difference on World Hunger Day

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – May 27, 2022 – Tomorrow is World Hunger Day, when we take time aside to reflect on the global crisis of hunger – recognizing as much as 10 percent of the world's population goes to bed hungry every night – and highlight sustainable solutions.

Online gamers team up with Compassion International to bring internet to more than 4K Bolivian children

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – May 5, 2022 – Starting tomorrow, Compassion International will launch "2 Weeks of Light," a two-week-long charity streaming event hosted on Twitch. During the event, more than 30 Christian content creators and streamers will come together to raise awareness for children living in poverty and raise funds to build 25 computer labs for Compassion-assisted children in Bolivia.

Compassion International Optimizes Crypto Donations through Expanded Partnership with Quantum Metric

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 28, 2022 -- Quantum Metric, the pioneer in Continuous Product Design (CPD), has expanded their partnership with Compassion International, one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the US and a world leader in child development, to make it easier for donors to contribute to the organization with cryptocurrency.

Compassion International announces new CFO

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – April 4, 2022 – Following an extensive executive search, Compassion International has named Joe Wilkins as the organization’s new chief financial officer (CFO). Wilkins, former vice president of finance and long-tenured executive with UPS, will serve in this critical role beginning today.