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Operation Compassion
O
peration Compassion is a domestic and
Compassion works closely with multiple partners to
international humanitarian organization
provide basic necessities and products to poverty-
headquartered in Cleveland, Tennessee.
stricken communities across America and around the
In the last 23 years, Operation Compassion
world. Numerous Humanitarian organizations and
has responded to more than 90 disasters and
Fortune 500 companies help O.C. to serve thousands
humanitarian crises in 72 countries and 48 of the 50
of impoverished people every month with products
United States.
such as clothing, water, food, medical supplies
Operation Compassion was founded in 2000 with
hygiene products, household goods, and construction
the goal of transporting crucial lifesaving supplies
materials. Operation Compassion relies on individual
to people in areas affected by disasters across the
monetary contributions to ensure that the shipping
United States and around the world. Over the past
of these goods gets to people in crisis. Without
23 years, Operation Compassion has responded to every major natural disaster in the United States and most international disasters. Hurricanes Katrina, Irma, Sally, Laura and Ian, The Moore, Oklahoma Super Tornado, the Tsunamis in Indonesia and Japan, Operation Compassion was there. The floods in Texas, Kentucky, and Tennessee, the War in Ukraine, and the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, Operation Compassion was there. While disaster relief is O.C.’s core impetus, the mission and vision have expanded. Operation
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