HOUSTON: Compassionate Houston, a 501c3 nonprofit, is excited to announce that its 10th annual Compassion Week takes place November 10-16, 2025, and is free to the public. Diverse partner organizations of Compassionate Houston’s network will present 20 different events of inspiration, knowledge-sharing, dialogue, and collaboration around the theme Small Acts. Big Change. Tools for Compassionate Living.
HOUSTON: Compassionate Houston is a network of organizations and individuals who support the Charter for Compassion and cooperate in growing the compassionate culture of Greater Houston through awareness, education, collaboration, and service.
Founded in 2011 by Rev. Betty Adam and a nucleus of dedicated co-founders, Compassionate Houston was inspired by the Charter for Compassion’s 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. https://compassionatehouston. org/.
In 2013, because of Compassionate Houston’s efforts, Houston was designated as a Compassionate City by the Houston Mayor and City Council, the first to be so recognized in Texas. The organization is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Compassion Week, an annual occasion for network partners to share with Greater Houston tangible examples of Houston’s compassionate culture through opportunities to reflect, engage, and celebrate interconnection and compassion.
The occasion is scheduled each year around the week in which World Kindness Day (November 13) falls. For the complete Compassion Week schedule, each year around the week in which World Kindness Day (November 13) falls. For the complete Compassion Week schedule and registration, where needed: https://www.compassionatehouston.org/
