Will You Build Compassion?
Celebrate with us on Cruise Night, August 21 in Barrington, IL!!!
We recently completed construction of Lee Brignone's home is Pass Christian, MS. We will be celebrating this accomplishment Thursday, August 21 at Cruise Night 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM. Harris Bank parking lot on South Cook Street Barrington, IL.
Our Mission
Compassion Cottages, Inc. is a Barrington, Illinois area coalition of community church groups, service organizations and citizens dedicated to providing housing and services to assist families living in the Pass Christian, MS area of the Gulf Coast devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. After the storm, 2,200 of Pass Christian's 2,600 homes were completely destroyed or unhabitable after the storm. Now, two and a half years later, there are still nearly 300 FEMA trailers in Pass Christian.
Our mission is to restore hope and build community in Pass Christian through raising awareness of the ongoing need for humanitarian aid for residents of this area as well as construct modular housing that restores dignity through appealing and structurally sound architecture.
Our Vision
Our vision is to relationally transform two communities: Barrington and Pass Christian. Further, our hope is to inspire other communities across the country to mobilize in the restoration of these areas as well and undergo similar relationally transforming experiences.
Our Partners (to date)
- • Barrington Area Development Council
- • Barrington Rotary Club
- • Barrington United Methodist Church
- • The Chapel
- • Community Church of Barrington
- • Lutheran Church of the Atonement
- • Presbyterian Church of Barrington
- • St. Anne’s Catholic Church
- • St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
- • St. Paul United Church of Christ
- • Village Church of Barrington
- • Willow Creek Barrington Community
- • Willow Creek Community Church
Compassion Cottages, Inc. funds are handled through the Barrington Area Development Council (BADC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. For more information contact us at info@compassioncottages.org
Copyright 2008, Compassion Cottages, Inc