Current Local Chapters & How to Start a New Chapter

Current Local Chapters

Compassionate Kids has members all over the United States as well as many other countries. Local Chapters have compassion-oriented field trips and community service-related events.

To join any of the following chapters, just follow any of the links below and click to "Join this Group." As it is very important for us to keep track of our membership numbers in order to obtain funding, PLEASE REMEMBER TO ALSO SIGN UP FOR YOUR FREE MEMBERSHIP ON THIS WEBSITE.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO ALSO SIGN UP FOR
YOUR FREE MEMBERSHIP ON THIS WEBSITE.

(If you are concerned about the volume of email you receive, please note that you can sign "Edit Your Membership" for the discussion group and set your preferences to receive a "daily digest" of all the messages in a day or only "special notices" for event announcements.)

How to Start a New Chapter

If you have already signed up for your free membership and you are interested in starting a Local Chapter in a state not listed above, here are the things you will need to keep in mind:

• You or other members of your Local Chapter commit to organizing APPROXIMATELY one official event per month. Ideas for these events can be found our the Field Trips page.
• Events will rotate between the three areas of focus for Compassionate Kids: The Earth, People, and Animals (We are flexible in what order the events take place or exactly what percentage of the events fall into what category, as long as it is APPROXIMATELY one third per area and it's mixed up a bit.)
• Although many of our members are homeschoolers, many of the events should be scheduled after school hours or on weekends so that they do not exclude children who attend traditional public or private schools.
• Compassionate Kids is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. However, at this time, all fundraising activities must be limited to the state of Georgia, the state of our incorporation. Local Chapters may not raise funds or accept monetary donations. If events are planned that cost money or incur expenses, you may charge attending members the appropriate amount to cover costs without a markup.
• We cannot offer a salary at this time. As a new, non-profit organization, even the founder/president of the national group is performing all work on a volunteer basis at this time.
• Compassionate Kids has a strong anti-discrimination policy (see below). You must agree to adhere to the policies of Compassionate Kids.

If all this is acceptable to you and you would like to start a Local Chapter, contact us. Once you have given us your agreement, we will set up the local email discussion group and send you an invitation to join it as well as the discussion group for Compassionate Kids Leaders. If you have any questions during any step of running your local chapter, just let us know. We're happy to help!

*****POLICIES*****

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY:
Compassionate Kids does not discriminate based on age, gender, race, religion, or lifestyle orientation. Compassionate Kids strongly encourages diversity in both membership and leadership.

COMPASSIONATE ROLE MODELS:
As a compassion-based organization, we must hold ourselves to a high standard of compassion so that we are the best role models for the children in the organization. By nature, this organization will touch upon issues related to activism, and not all group members will have the same beliefs. We ask that all group members maintain a high standard of respect for differing opinions. Debate and discussion of the issues are welcome, but arguments, insults, and raised voices will not be tolerated. Group members intentionally or repeatedly violating any of these policies will be removed from the group.

POLICIES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE:
As the organization evolves, it may become apparent that additional guidelines are necessary. Changes in major policies will be sent to all group members. While debate and discussion is encouraged, the group leaders will make the final decisions.

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(Membership is open to all interested parties of any age.)

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