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FAQs

• What sort of development work does Compassion do?

  Compassion’s holistic child development model is designed to help the most vulnerable and marginalised children on our planet grow up to become thriving followers of Jesus who are positively influencing their world. Poverty is complex and has a devastating impact on every area of life. Compassion seeks to address the different dimensions of a child's development simultaneously, rather than applying a one-size-fits-all solution. Holistic child development takes an individual child through a process of growth and fulfilment in all dimensions by seeking to address their physical, social, emotional, spiritual and economic needs. It sees each aspect of a person in an integrated way and resists the common practice of treating one area of life as independent of the others.

  Therefore, our programs are tailored to meet the specific needs of individual children through all stages of their development. Compassion sees holistic child development as a contextualised, long-term approach that begins before a child is born and continues through to school age and beyond. Our Child Sponsorship Program and Critical Needs work in partnership to provide holistic development to children living in poverty.

  Find out more about:

  • Our Child Sponsorship Program

  • Critical Needs

  • How Critical Needs works with Child Sponsorship

• If I live outside of Australia, can I sponsor a child or donate through Compassion Australia?

  Yes! We welcome sponsors and donors from other countries where there is no Partner Country office.

  Our Partner Countries are:

  • Canada

  • United States of America

  • United Kingdom

  • France

  • Italy

  • Netherlands

  • Switzerland

  • Germany

  • South Korea

  • New Zealand

  Please be aware that if you are a sponsor or donor living outside Australia, we are only able to accept credit card donations in Australian dollars.

  If you live in a country where there is a Compassion Partner Country office, for example New Zealand or the USA, it may be easier and more convenient for you to sponsor through that office. You can get in touch with them through their website (links listed above).

  You can:

  • Sponsor a child
  • Make a donation
• Can I volunteer with Compassion?

  Yes! We would love for you to become more involved with Compassion by volunteering.

  Currently, our greatest volunteering need is in churches and at events. You can advocate for a child in poverty by presenting in schools and churches, running fundraising initiatives and helping out at events. If you are passionate about advocating for a child living in poverty and would like to get involved, please let us know by filling out the form on our advocacy page.

  If you are based in Newcastle, we are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help support our team in the Newcastle office.

  You might also like to consider becoming a Compassion Prayer Partner to support our ministry through intentional prayer. As a member of Prayer Partners, you will receive a monthly newsletter that includes prayer points from local churches in our field countries. 

  We are expanding what it could look like to volunteer with Compassion, so if you have any ideas, we would love to hear from you. Just email us at volunteer@compassion.com.au with your thoughts.

• How do I contact Compassion?

  If you'd like to find out more about Compassion, ask a question, share your story, offer encouragement or feedback, please get in touch. We'd love to hear from you!

  You can:

  • Call our contact centre on 1300 22 44 53

  • Email us at compassion@compassion.com.au

  • Connect with us on social media

  • Post mail to us at PO Box 1 Hunter Region Mail Centre NSW 2310

• Can Compassion fund me, my family or my organisation?

  Unfortunately we cannot support individuals, families or organisations outside our program. Compassion's work in developing countries is led by a national office in partnership with local churches, and involves an in-depth process of determining the communities and individuals with the greatest needs that can be served through Compassion's program. All decisions as to which children receive support through Compassion's program are made locally.

  You can:

  Learn more about child sponsorship