Time spent at the Compassion center problem
I recently found out through a Compassion update on my sponsor child that she only spends 6 hours a week at the compassion center. I tho...
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Genuine Correspondence?
I received a letter from our sponsored child one day after our letter to her was received. I viewed her letter/post card and saw that her...
5th grade in Tanzania
I’m curious about the education of my child in Tanzinia. She just turned 15 this year, and her profile says she’s in primary 5, which is ...
Final gift: How much would you recommend for a boy in Ecuador?
My sponsor child just graduated/left the Compassion program at the age of 16 and I would like to send him a final gift. Since I know he w...
Topics have me questioning if this is the same child I’ve been sponsoring
The last two letters from my sponsor child have me questioning if this is the same child? For example, he is now asking if we have childr...
How to connect with other Child Sponsors
Does anyone have any recommendation of ways to connect with other sponsor (Compassion sponsors and / or sponsors from other organizations...
Sponsored Child on Social Media
My sponsor child is training to play soccer. He has mentioned several times he may play in Miami. I was researching soccer teams and pl...
Special gifts
I gave $25 both for my child’s birthday and Christmas. I just received a letter saying he only received $8.63 for his birthday and $22.70...
Will my sponsorship guarantee that my child will attend school?
Hi everyone,
I contacted Compassion with this question but I will post here in case anyone else has the same question. I am sponsoring...
Letters and gifts take too long. Doesn't make sense.
Hi I have sent my sponsor child a letter in beginning of April along with a monetary gift not only does it show that she hasn't received ...
One of my sponsored children will turn 22 in May 2019. At what point do individuals "age out" of sponsorship?
One of my children I sponsor (in Ethiopia) will turn 22 in May 2019. I noticed that 22 is the maximum age for children in programs in Afr...
Money for food
I would like to know when i send my child or family a financial " gift" #A- what exactly do they get? And #B- can i help decide that. Im ...
Parents passed away
I got a letter from one of my children & found out that his mom passed away. His dad passed a few years ago. I’m conserend because he is ...
Questionable letter
I just received a letter from my sponsor child who we’ve had for many years. Today when I opened a new letter our child had written with ...
How long does it take for my letters to reach my sponsored child?
When I write my sponsored child, how long does it take for them to receive my letter? Is it faster when I write on the website?
can I pull back a submitted letter?
Just hit send on a letter that I wrote a wrong date it. It's a minor fix but if I could pull back the letter I wrote today to BF045000009...
Letter authenticity
Hello, I wrote one letter and received one back which was terrific ... yet all correspondence is in colorful brochures with pictures of t...
Sponsoring children
Good morning, I sponsor two children to which I've sent letters, Christmas and birthday presents but I only received 1 correspondence fr...
Sponsoring a child of a very young age
Hello. I just chose a child that 1 year old. It spoke to me to choose him. However I was wondering how writing him works. Are they read t...
Writing to Sri Lanka and Bandladesh
I received a letter advising what is OK to write to children in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and what is not OK. I would like a little more ...