Archived News Releases

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.

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.

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.

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.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – February 10, 2022 – Ahead of football’s biggest weekend comes the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration, a praise and worship event where viewers are offered a rare glimpse into the spiritual lives of their favorite players and an all-star line-up of performances from America’s favorite gospel artists and entertainers.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – January 10, 2022 – Pro athlete effort delivers life-saving aid to more than 76,000 children worldwide struggling in the wake of COVID-19 — and they aren’t about to stop.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – November 29, 2021 – In the wake of Black Friday sales and Cyber Monday deals comes a holiday that’s hard to mark down. Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, a philanthropic response to consumer spending that turned into a worldwide movement.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – November 4, 2021 – Compassion International ranks in top ten of "America’s Favorite Charities" list

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – October 12, 2021 – Compassion International announced a partnership with Engiven, Inc., a leading cryptocurrency donation platform, to offer a new alternative for supporters to help children in poverty.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – October 7, 2021 – Exchanging letters is the main way sponsors and sponsored children interact and build a relationship at Compassion International.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – September 24, 2021 – Grammy-winning music artist Kirk Franklin has teamed up with Compassion International to re-release his single, "Lean on Me," featuring the voices of youth living in poverty around the world.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – September 16, 2021 – Last night, during the "America’s Got Talent" grand finale on NBC, fan-favorite magician Dustin Tavella was named the winner of season 16, taking the $1 million prize and securing a headlining show in Las Vegas.