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Dear Compassionate Houston Community and Friends,
Throughout this year, may we continue to cultivate compassion and clarity in all that we do. With strength, wisdom, and shared purpose, let’s work together to heal our communities and foster hope, peace, and genuine connection. Join us in our ongoing theme: "Exploring the Best in Ourselves and Each Other."
Thank you for walking this journey with us—and for helping make 2025 a year of meaningful impact.
Virtual Communications Assistant (Contract, 20 hrs./month)
$20/hour | Remote | Reports to VP of Communications
Help grow a culture of compassion in Greater Houston.
At Compassionate Houston, we’re all about sparking kindness and connection. If you’re energized by purposeful work in the community and bring a sharp eye and skills for creative design that make our message pop, we’d love to connect.
Position Overview
We’re seeking a creative, emotionally intelligent Virtual Communications Assistant to support digital outreach, event promotion, and partner engagement. This 20‑hour/month contract role is ideal for someone detail‑oriented, design‑savvy, and resourceful, with strong communication skills and a heart for community‑building.
Meditate & Connect with Marci
Join us for “Home for the Holidays,” a 30-minute virtual self-care Circle designed to help you nurture your well-being during the busy holiday season. This program offers a supportive space to pause, reflect, and listen to your own needs amidst the stress that often accompanies this time of year.
Through a blend of contemplative practices and guided group reflections, you'll connect with others while prioritizing your self-care. Take a break during your lunch hour to recharge and embrace the season with intention.
december Meditate & Connect
Date: Tuesday, December 16, 12-12:30 PM
Topic: Home for the Holidays
Registration Deadline: Monday, December 15 at 7:00 PM
You will receive your Zoom link at 8:00 AM on Tuesday morning.
charter for compassion 2.0
On November 12, the Charter for Compassion unveiled the Charter 2.0, a renewal of Karen Armstrong’s timeless vision, sixteen years after the original Charter for Compassion launched in 2009. Rooted in the wisdom of global traditions and the African philosophy of Ubuntu — “I am because we are” — Charter for Compassion 2.0 invites us to move from belief to practice, from aspiration to embodiment.
To accompany this new framework, the Charter is introducing The Practical Guide to Compassion 2.0 — a living manual for individuals, communities, and organizations who wish to turn compassion into measurable, lasting change.
Charter for Compassion 2.0 is not a new document — it is a new movement. Click below to learn more about Charter 2.0 and the global launch, read the full text and download the Charter 2.0 Guidebook.
Compassion Week 2025 - Reflection
This year, Compassion Week 2025 offered abundant nourishment through care, creativity, hope and connection. With twenty events and countless acts of kindness, our theme Small Acts. Big Change. Tools for Compassionate Living became a lived reality.
We are grateful for every person who joined us, whether by hosting, attending, volunteering, sharing, or simply carrying the spirit of compassion forward. Explore our Photo Gallery and relive the joy, reflection, and community spirit of Compassion Week.
Fall CIT in full swing…Registration is closed
Our Fall Compassionate Integrity Training course has officially begun—with a full house and a truly global gathering. For the first time, we welcome a group of ten educators and administrators from a private school in Pakistan, joining nine participants from across Greater Houston and Texas.
This richly diverse cohort includes individuals from faith communities, wellness and mindfulness practices, nonprofit and philanthropic circles, professional services, and creative industries. Though their paths vary, they share a common intention: to explore how to live courageously in alignment with one’s values, recognizing the shared humanity that unites us all.
Part 1: Cultivating personal compassion
Part 2: Strengthening interpersonal relationships
Part 3: Expanding compassion within communities and systems
Through 10 dynamic modules, we gain practical skills to foster meaningful change within ourself, our relationships to others and the world around you.
Sign the Charter for Compassion
Compassionate Houston was inspired by the Charter for Compassion. Its principles of treating others with respect; encouraging appreciation of cultural and religious diversity; and cultivating an informed empathy with the suffering of all human beings were our aspirational foundation.
How can you get started, where do you find information, how do you stay connected so you can become one of our trailblazers?
Check out our “Compassion AT YOUR FINGERTIPS” page.
Grow With Us
Tell us how we can support you and collaborate to grow the compassionate culture of Houston through awareness, education, community, and service.
Throughout the year, we are launching programs, opportunities, and service projects that address Compassionate Houston’s main objectives. We want to connect most effectively with you and your needs. Please fill out our survey by clicking on the button “Individual Survey.”
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”