These children also communicate verbally;letter writing tends to be a foreign concept to most of them. I know the Colorado Springs area well. Thank you for choosing to sponsor Jacob! Id encourage you to look us up on their website if you havent already. There is clearly something wrong somewhere. Our junk hauling services handle just about everything from read more. And, they say, the school board has let the kids down. Also, Im with all the other people that are tired of all the junk mail that comes every week. The children are real. Lisa, I am deeply sorry for the concerns you have that have caused you to doubt the integrity of Compassion. This maybe necessary but the expensive restaurants first class hotels and bar bills should be questioned. We often see that even the happiest of children will not smile in their photo. The children take their letters home and usually have a special place in their home where they keep all of their letters. oh yes, I saw the article on web about the man who travels to help other people. Your gift was such a blessing to his project, and I cannot wait for you to hear just how grateful they are for you! After dinner and an hour of talking, I discovered Samuel was a nurse for a Compassion center right there in Nakuru. I said to myself this cant be true so I decided to call them and find out where the money is really going and how are they helping these children. I gave up on my sponsorship last year. $330,000 a year for CEO is too much. Your letters of love and support boost Ediths spirit in ways that sponsorship alone cannot. First off, thank you so much for choosing to change the life of a child in poverty! I fully believe you will be greatly encouraged. Hi Christopher, That's especially true for an organization that champions the . It is quite discouraging, to say the least. I have included a link to the 990 form posted on our website here: https://www.compassion.com/multimedia/2015-2016-form-990-compassion-international.pdf. Snapshot. Hi Lisa! Living frugally and being content is possible for westerners. Thank you for asking this question. The customer service is available Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. To their credit, it appears they are interested in improving their knowledge base and methods. Many children are behind in their schooling because their parents could not afford to send them to school. I know this because I have been one for over 20 years now. If you share that you see value in that and encourage them to be able to do so, you may be able to help them feel confident to write on their own. I would like to first thank you for your support for Leo for the past 2 years. I miss Gadiel. You mighty man of God, the Lord bless you, hoping this letter finds you well is not the language of a kid. Compassion International Fraud Alert Fraud Alert Fraud Alert Compassion International values the support of its donors, who give generously to help children in need. We have a daughter who would like to be part of this experience and she, by name, is never mentioned in the letters received back from our sponsored child even though we talk about her and have sent pictures. What did you do, or not do here? I really dont blame anyone for asking these questions. We also recently sent out regional newsletters with updated information about your childs country! That is so sweet of you! I just dont know. You do have responsibilities in that relationship it isnt just you pay some money, and sit back and get letters to entertain yourself once a month, or whatever. Also please provide me with the childs full name, or child number, and the dates of these letters. Compassion International Accountant II - Temp Remote 2d $29.90-$37.38 Per Hour (Employer est.) Thank you so much for your feedback and Im sorry that you feel you havent been getting updated information on your kiddos :(. My husband and I sponsor 2 children. I am not being simply verbally courteous to say I love this organization called Compassion International. Your second letter is still being translated as a result of these kinks in the new system, but I can tell you that your letter is on its way to Juliano. Im so sorry that we didnt get the opportunity to answer your questions and clarify your concerns. The center visits are in addition to their being able to attend school? I also felt hassled by Compassion International for not including prayers in my letters, not a big deal, but annoying. I totally understand your frustration and as I sponsor myself Ive questioned almost everything over the years but ive gotten answers to most of them. This means that your letter was written on September 3 and not March 9, which would make sense as a first letter if you started in July. You are also welcome to email us at [emailprotected]. I had always wondered about organizations like Compassion and when my horoscope said to do my research regarding financial decisions I found this site. neat to see. Always feel free to email us at [emailprotected] with any concerns or questions you have in the future. Hardly. Your child is always told however, that the gift she receives for Christmas is from you. All children are different but, if you want to know something from them you have to ask them. Every financial process undergoes intensive and continual scrutiny to ensure that funds are properly received, tracked, and managed. Although children may have had multiple sponsors throughout their time in the program as circumstances arise and some sponsors need to cancel their support before their child completes the program; Compassion only has one sponsor per child. Strangely though, when I reached my second (third?) ? Although video chat is free and would definitely be a fun interactive way to engage with your child face to face, its not currently a feature that Compassion is taking on right now with over 1.7 million children in our program as it would involve much staff time and would in turn cost Compassion money for the time to provide these chats. Therefore, we protect, develop, and deploy all of our resources (people, time, money, knowledge, reputation and materials) with great care and wisdom. In order to develop quality staff at Compassion while at the same time managing our financial resources with great care and wisdom, we seek to offer competitive salaries for the various positions necessary to successfully execute Compassions mission statement. The rest of the gift goes to Faith, and a worker from the center will help her and the family decide how they are going to use it. However, please know we take financial integrity very seriously to ensure we are caring for our beneficiaries the best we possibly can. I declined. Conversations with Alumni: Proof Thats Real [VIDEO]. The website of Compassion is much improved these days, which allows us to easier communicate with the children from time to time, by writing them letters. Roughly 80% of your monthly donation goes directly toward programming for the children and 90% of your personal gifts go directly to your child and their family. Therefore, we protect, develop, and deploy all of our resources (people, time, money, knowledge, reputation and materials) with great care and wisdom. In order to develop quality staff at Compassion while at the same time managing our financial resources with great care and wisdom, we seek to offer competitive salaries for the various positions necessary to successfully execute Compassions mission statement. It would cost over 3,000 dollars to go hug my child. They are also helping his family with the medical costs and any other outstanding needs like food and counseling during this time. I encourage you to not become weary in your letter writing to your sweet boy, because all the love you are pouring into his life will certainly reap a harvest (Galatians 6:9)! Im so sorry to hear that your letters from him have been pretty similar and have not answered your questions :(. I work with nurses from other countries. Choose from the 5 yearbooks available for Somerset High School below to start exploring the extensive Yearbooks collection on Ancestry. While the rest of the world seems able to you have to be wasting valuable dollars that could be going to the children. We would love to speak with you further and offer additional information and assistance. What people have to realize is many of these children do not have the educational resources to be able to effective communicate, especially with a language barrier. This is a recent change that most of the sponsors hate. This fund is used to purchase gifts for all children in Compassions program. This meansthey may haveforgotten questions that were asked in a previous letter or details you may have shared with them. As you can see hes gotten taller and has matured in his features. This practice is part of the Pathway to Happiness Program Self-Compassionate Letter Stop beating yourself up for flaws and mistakes. I can say it has been a wonderful experience. My sponsored little girl loves Jesus, and her family, and me! Facilitating Global Growth As Compassion grew over six-plus decades, it quickly realized it was outpacing its processes and global technology. I know they do some coaching with the little ones to thank you, etc but, that is okay. My concern is how are my funds helping him if he cannot attend the Centre? We take financial integrity very seriously here at Compassion. Secondly, the letters I have recently received from my sponsored child are no longer being written by him. Well, I was thinking, did YOU get MY letter about my husband almost dying and my concerns???? This can result in letters sounding very similar or simple if your child is saying the same things. The question that should be answered is that how much of the $38/month actually make it to the Child Development Center?? However, I have had the awesome blessing to visit Kenya twice in the past two years on a mission trip in Nakuru. My sense is that the Executives are all reaping from the giving revenue and they are all benefitting, so no one to push back. I am also learning so much through Compassion about various cultures. Hi Barbara! Prior to this change you could get letters every few months. If anyone doubts the heart of Compassion and wonders if it is a scam, Id be happy to speak to them directly. Just send me the monthly sheet to write my letter on and translate for my child and that is all I need. Granted, before joining Compassion, I had my doubts, hearing about other so-called sponsorship organizations using vast amounts of money for illegal activities. I do have doubts that the children we sponsor receive our letters as the translated letters from them never indicate this, but appear to be generic translations written by adults. Hi Chrystie! I expect an explanation soon or Ill be cancelling. I thank you again for your heart to give to those in need, and wish you the best in your future giving endeavors! Thank you so much for the grace and patience you have extended to your Compassion family during this trying transition to our new letter system. It's also likely that his parents didn . Im starting to think that this is a scam. Our intention was certainly not to hang up on you as I see notes on your account that there was a bad connection and our representative actually lost their call with you :(. I would request, too, if possible, that the in translation letters still be made available for viewing, as they were before the system change. In addition, I do want to thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback. -health care to prevent and fight disease and sickness We encourage our sponsors to ask their children specific questions they might have about school, church, their family, and hobbies. a relationship with him.Its working ok for me it will be fore you it needs time patients and prayer peter. We are about to sponsor a child because she grew up in the Philippines and Ive traveled there many times. We understand that some may feel uneasy about the salaries of our upper management and board of directors. As for repeated details, Im sure I repeat things too. What a blessing that you want to partner with Compassion and sponsor a child in a country you are able to visit! There are some challenges like ones we experience at our local Church ie Little commitment of the local workers, inadequate education, greedy staffs and untruthworthness to some of them that hinders the achievement targeted by Compassion Office in our Home Country Tanzania! I had to sit down and share something with all of you two years ago I decided to sponsor a beautiful little girl in Honduras, who was then 8 years old. Would it be better to hold our letters to one every couple of months until Compassion gets the system better underway? We appreciate your desire to bless others and see them grow healthy and strong. I used to hear from him every month or so. I am very interested in sponsoring a child, but dont understand why the CEO is paid so much. They were less than a hundred miles away. C Compassion International Letter Writing Ideas I got more Compassion mail today! Im so sorry to hear your story. God bless you! They are so excited to get letters from their sponsors the letters are precious to them. our blog we wrote about communicating with your child through social media. Yet I have received endless demands for more sponsor for a desperate situation. Its one thing for people in ministry to be able to adequately support their families, but it doesnt require $250K-$300K to do that. I, too, had a disjointed goodbye with my grown child in El Salvador. You couldnt possibly know all the circumstances the child lives in day to day, even after ten years, but you should at least know if the child was willing, or capable to communicate more Am sure there are many others with similar testimonies. Is there some addition to the system that could be added to let sponsors know that a letter is in translation (on the way) to us as well? Their questions would be more than answered!!!! Throughout the years, Compassion has consistently averaged more than 80 percent of total expenditures being used for program activities, with less than 20 percent being used for fundraising and administration. Im going to pass along this feedback so that we can assist this representative with training to call the sponsor back when things like this happen. She caught my eye because I had recently read a book Behind the Beautiful Forevers about people who live around a sewage lake in Mumbai. I am concerned and placed a phone call today. I am heartbroken over the matter of the handwriting. Half of your gift did go directly to Susis family, and you should be hearing by the end of next month how that gift was used to bless them (just in time for your 1 year anniversary!) I just checked the site. I never got an answer in any way, but I did get a letter letting me know I had missed the month of Dec. payment and now owed 76.00 dollars. I woke up the next day with so much love and concern for the children living in poverty I immediately went online and I sign up to sponsor Juana from Honduras in Aug. 2009. Our wonderful field staff there will confirm what her actual grade level is and why she may have said a different grade in her letter to you. Here at Compassion, we are very passionate about ensuring we are. God bless you for your work, there! If yall are understaffed then you must be doing something wrong bc if its a blessing from God everyone would be satisfied. If youre gonna coach someone on anything let it be gratitude! You have stated several times that his salary is lower than those of other comparable charities, but that doesnt mean anything. It is a Xerox copy! In reviewing your account, I show the last letter that we received from Leo was on April 9th. Our statement on stewardship says the following: The ministry of Compassion belongs to the children, our Implementing Church Partners, our sponsors and donors, our Implementing Church Partners and ultimately to God. I pray for continued success in communication and connections, especially during an extremely challenging time for so many people. Several changes with the calculation adjusted our overall rating. When children are registered into our program, the parents often times dont know the exact birth date of their child as birthdays are not as important in other cultures as they are here in the US. Hi Vicki! But as one external reviewer pointed out, they have on occasion misapplied and applied inconsistently the heuritics they use to judge organizations. All true. The more often you write, the more often you should also receive letters from Farel. Always. We have personally visited 6 of our sponsored children and intend on visiting all of them at least once. EG, I am so sorry that you have felt duped and have concerns about Compassions use of funds because of the salary our CEO makes per year. I am disappointed to know that you cant do paperless statements. We are grateful for your generosity and blessing your child in such a tangible way! This means that 15-20% is the administrative fee on monthly donations. If my child is legitimate and my donations are going towards assisting the family , praise the lord . He just wasnt getting the help he needed to write them at the time and the issue was fixed. -supplements to protect against malnutrition To make sense of the salary we pay our president and CEO, please understand that his income is well under the average salary range of other presidents and CEOs of other organizations who are within the same categorization as Compassion. I just want to say that I dont feel Compassion is a scam, I do feel there are some issues and inconsistencies like some of those that others have noted. We have a 3rd child graduating from a university in Rwanda this June and will be attending the celebration. Internal and independent audits are regularly conducted for our offices in the field and here in Colorado Springs. I am grateful to the musician that came to my town and told me about compassion. Hi Rayshell, There is 10% from every gift that is used for the administrative costs of processing the gift and delivering the gift. Indeed, there are church partners who fail to come up to Compassions stewardship standards, and the projects are closed after due process and extensive dialogue and the children are transferred to another project. I have another sponsor child who I do sponsor fully, and so that has given me somewhat of a reference for how to interact through letters. Two are now out of the program and we have another 2 that chose to leave the program on their own. They confirm that someone far away in the United States thinks she is valuable enough to write to and care for. I think I was able to get one last letter in before the system changed and now every online letter Ive written since then is still in translation. So please have patience and hang in there and please keep writing your children!! I too, am in a similar position. I just said a word of prayer for you and your family. Thankfully, God opened up doors for us to update our systems and make our letter process more digital. Each country that we partner with has a maximum age that the children are able to attend the program and it varies per country. The CSP program is for babies and their mothers from 0-3 years old, and CDSP program is for children from 3 to 18 or 21 years old. As long as I know my sponsored kids are being taken care of and receiving my gifts I dont care. So as soon as our staff found this information, they updated it in our system so that it was correct, even though it conflicted with the previous information youd received. I cannot express how sorry I am to hear of the doubts you have about Compassion and whether your one-to-one sponsorship of Mugisha is real. If you send to the christmas fund it will be divided among all children as it should be. How can you not get the date right? This child might be in high school whereby in east Africa we say Senior five (S.5) yet in the USA and other Countries it would be High School. Compassion, yes they are a company with human flaws like any other company, but they are doing a great job with my measly $38/month. For this reason, we take financial integrity very seriously. You can toss the packet as we will not need that back. The letters I received were obviously written by someone much older. 1. The correspondent role is a very important aspect of our ministry. I know you are speaking from your situation but not everyone has a lot of money. Regrettably, metal cannot be sent as it sets off the metal detectors in customs when our packages go through for your children. This has always been the case before and after the new letter system was implemented. I was just wondering, I sent books marks to my children in Ethiopia and Nicaragua last year for Christmas but they were taken out and I was told Compassion will not deliver the metal bookmarks and my sending the bookmarks to them will not be included in the translation. I completely agree with many of the concerns expressed here about the CEO salary. Im so glad I took the link to the latest comment, because (a) it tells of another childs having been sponsored (thank you, Joyce! I certainly apologize for any misunderstanding or confusion in regards to the time frame of receiving an acknowledgement for the gifts you sent and if this information was not communicated to you. 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