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Announcing the next president and CEO of Compassion Canada
We are pleased to announce that our board of directors has selected the next President and CEO of Compassion Canada: Allison Alley. She will replace Barry Slauenwhite, who has filled this role for the past 24 years and is retiring in October 2019. Allison will become the fourth president of Compassion Canada’s child development ministry […]
An important announcement from our President and CEO
After serving in Compassion Canada’s ministry for 34 years, Barry Slauenwhite has announced he will retire as President and CEO—effective fall 2019. Barry will continue to lead Compassion during a diligent process to choose his successor, and once the appointment is made, he will be available to advise the incoming leader during a time of […]
An announcement about our work in India
It is with heavy hearts that we announce Compassion will formally end all program operations in India on March 15, 2017. This is a decision that affects over 147,000 children, their families, and over 589 church partners. Compassion began working in India in 1968. Over the years, over 282,000 children, babies, mothers and young adults […]
We’ve got some exciting news to share: Canadians now sponsor 100,000 children around the world through Compassion! Thank you for helping free these kids from every kind of poverty—we couldn’t do it without you! But that’s not all… Any time you make a video, some of the best—or at least the funniest—stuff winds up on the cutting […]
Jim Mellado named Compassion International’s new president and CEO
When Wess Stafford announced that he would be retiring from his 20 years as Compassion International’s President and CEO, we knew we had some big shoes to fill. Wess has humbly guided the international organization with wisdom and grace and has become like a father to many of its staff. But over the past year, […]