About Child Sponsorship
Millions of children must fight to survive through hunger, exploitation and hopelessness. But through child sponsorship, children receive the care they need to conquer the challenges of poverty and achieve freedom in Jesus’ name. Sponsorship transforms children’s lives, empowering them to transform their families, communities and the world.
“Millions of children around the world live in extreme poverty. Child sponsorship fights back.”
What Is Child Sponsorship?
Child sponsorship means donating monthly to a child living in poverty and encouraging them through messages and prayer. Your monthly donation equips a local church to share the gospel in word and action by fulfilling a child’s critical needs, from medical checkups to education.
$43/month will provide your sponsored child with
Malnutrition monitoring and intervention
Regular medical checkups
Individual mentorship and love
Education assistance and skills training
The opportunity to receive encouraging words and support from you, their sponsor
An introduction to the love of God
How Child Sponsorship Fights Child Poverty
Child sponsorship fights poverty by meeting a child’s spiritual and practical needs. With their needs met, they have what they need to journey out of poverty. What does this look like in action?
The good news of the gospel helps children understand their value and see beyond their circumstances, freeing them from the hopelessness of poverty.
Medical care and malnutrition monitoring ensures children can play, grow and develop as God intended.
Education assistance inspires children to reach for their dreams and learn to provide for themselves.
Child protection keeps kids safe from devastating trauma.
Steady encouragement from pastors, volunteers, staff and sponsors ensures children feel known, loved and protected.
Through child sponsorship, children get the consistent care they need to be healthy, strong and confident, empowering them to leave poverty behind. Children grow up to be self-sufficient adults who raise their own families in freedom. And they can become leaders in their communities, helping others leave poverty behind too.
Why Sponsor a Child With Compassion?
Child sponsorship is different at Compassion. When you sponsor a child through our program, you’ll actively share the love of Jesus in tangible ways, releasing a child from poverty in his name. Our program is:
Sponsorship Changed Alice's Life
Through the love of her sponsor and the support of the local church, Alice went from homeless and hopeless to whole in Jesus. Alice is thriving and inspiring her community to do the same!
Child Sponsorship FAQs
Have questions about child sponsorship? We have answers!
Yes! Our child sponsorship program has continually reduced poverty rates among children in the countries we serve. According to a study of Compassion alumni in the Dominican Republic, 97% of alumni surveyed said they were released from poverty in Jesus’ name.
Learn more about Compassion here.