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- Week of Compassion has an Endowment program through the Christian Church Foundation with over 100 named funds -- and it continues to grow! The approximate market value of all CCF funds that benefit WoC is over $3,275,000.
- In 2011, Week of Compassion responded to at least 56 different countries and at least 27 different states in the U.S.
- Week of Compassion helped fund some 250 work trips of the more than 1125 groups (over 11,081 volunteers) who traveled to the Gulf South since the hurricanes of 2005 to aid in the hurricane recovery. Disciples donated at least 437,070 hours to the recovery! And Week of Compassion continues to help send Disciples to aid in recovery in places like Joplin, MO and Haiti.
- Week of Compassion established the Women’s Empowerment Fund in 2010 to contribute to the education, training and empowerment of women, recognizing that economic and social development around the world, including North America, depends directly on how we support and empower girls and women.
- Between 1949 and 2011, Week of Compassion supported Refugee and Immigration Ministries in helping resettle 35,000 refugees in the U.S.
- Week of Compassion responds almost every single day to some form of need or suffering in the world.
- Week of Compassion celebrated its 65th Anniversary in 2009!
Last updated on February 2, 2012 by Week of Compassion





