Archived News Releases

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – November 28, 2018 – Compassion International today announced a partnership with New York Giants offensive tackle Nate Solder as part of the National Football League’s My Cause My Cleats campaign.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – October 30, 2018 – Compassion International today was honored as one of America’s Favorite Charities by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, a magazine that monitors and reports on trends in the non-profit world.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – September 5, 2018 – In a special chapel presentation today, Colorado Springs-based Compassion International celebrated a milestone anniversary for its longest-tenured employee. Gayle Smith has worked at the global child development ministry for 50 years.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – June 20, 2018 – Tanzanian-born Uriyo brings a wealth of experience and accomplishment to the SVP role that directs Compassion’s strategy, design and structure

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – June 15, 2018 – Compassion International hosts second-chance lemonade stand at its global headquarters in Colorado Springs after boys' first attempt was shut down by police.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – May 11, 2017 – Compassion International, a holistic child development-through-sponsorship organization, today announced that it has been named one of America’s Best Midsize Employers in 2017 by Forbes Magazine.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – March 1, 2017 – Compassion International, a holistic child development through sponsorship organization, today confirmed that it is taking steps toward ending its child sponsorship programs in the country of India, with its final day of operations being March 15.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – October 13, 2016 – Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 hurricane, struck Haiti last Tuesday, devastating thousands of Compassion-assisted children and their families, and several dozen Compassion child development centers within local church partners. Damage assessments to date reveal millions of dollars in recovery and rebuilding needs.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – May 10, 2016 – Compassion International, the world’s largest child development through sponsorship ministry, is tapping into a unique source of charitable giving – unused gift cards – with its new CardFunder® program that launched this month.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – April 18, 2016 – Compassion International is responding to the massive 7.8 earthquake that struck near Ecuador’s central coast. The Colorado Springs-based organization serves more than 70,000 Ecuadorian children in partnership with over 240 churches throughout the country.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – April 5, 2016 – Compassion International’s outstanding financial stewardship and commitment to accountability and transparency has earned the ministry four out of four stars — Charity Navigator’s highest rating — for the 15th year in a row.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., and PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – July 14, 2015 – Compassion International closed the doors of its Disaster Response Office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti last week, marking the successful completion of its relief and recovery projects following the 2010 earthquake. The office was created to manage the more than $31 million raised toward Compassion’s recovery efforts in Haiti, which assisted more than 60,000 Haitian families.