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FAQs

• What is a Compassion child development centre?

  Our Child Sponsorship Program and Critical Needs (including Mums and Babies) around the world are delivered through local child development centres. Every child development centre is an outreach of one of the local churches that we partner with in our field countries.

  Each centre:

  • Meets regularly
  • Uses local church facilities
  • Provides program activities for registered and sponsored children
  • Has a committee that provides local accountability and support
  • Has a director employed by the church to manage the day-to-day activities
  • Employs staff and volunteers selected by the local church
  • Operates under Compassion International's carefully monitored standards and guidelines
  • Provides reasonable levels of safety for children relative to the realities of the surrounding community

  Find out more:

  Learn more about the Child Sponsorship Program

  How much time does my sponsored child spend at the Compassion child development centre?

  Give to Mums and Babies

  Donate to Critical Needs

• What is the best way to donate to Compassion?

  There are many ways you can make a donation or sponsorship contribution to Compassion, but by credit card or direct debit is usually the easiest. Recurring contributions can save a significant amount in fees and administration costs, meaning more of your gift can be directed to the program.

  If you prefer to donate by cheques or money order, please make them payable to the Compassion Overseas Aid and Development Fund and consider giving three, six or even 12 months of donations at a time to help reduce administration costs.

  For more information about our full terms and conditions for automatic payments, please read Compassion's Automatic Contribution Agreement.

  You can:

  • Sponsor a child
  • Make a donation
  • Read Compassion's Terms and Conditions
• What is Compassion Australia's relationship with Hillsong Church?

  Compassion Australia is an independent, non-denominational organisation and is not exclusively affiliated to any one church. We currently partner with Hillsong as well as over 1,000 different churches from a variety of denominations throughout Australia.

  All our partnerships are centred on a united purpose to see children released from poverty in Jesus’ name.

  You can:

  • Organise a Compassion Sunday event for your church
  • Sponsor a child
  • Contact us
• 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.