For the past 18 years, Compassion in Action have met the needs of people in crisis with the provision of furniture, clothes, accommodation, skills training, education and advocacy. We take a whole person approach to care – helping people to live independently from total dependency.
Welcome to Compassion in Action (CIA).
I am delighted that you’re taking the time to look at our website. I founded CIA in 2006 from humble roots in St Mary’s Church Hall, Lowton. The venue soon became too small for the demand so, with determination, I sowed the seeds for a charity, Compassion in Action – asking then-MP Andy Burnham for help in putting down roots to secure our first premises.
From the very start, my vision has always been to unite people, who are the heart and soul of this charity.
The services we provide are delivered across four key pillars – Practical, Physical, Mental and Social – which is the definition of whole person care. Every project we undertake evolves from our mission statement: ‘Heart prints of love… Meeting the needs of the people’.”
We are ‘Stronger Together’ thanks to the belief and support of our partners year on year – including Wigan Council, PGL Pipelines, Leigh Leopards, local businesses and members of the community.
Today, our charity operates over multiple sites – including Patrick House in Leigh; our furniture distribution centre in Atherton; and our Community Outlet in Lowton. As need continues to be evident in our local area, we will continue to further our activities to meet that need.
In more recent years, our therapeutic wellbeing centres have expanded our provision of innovative non-clinical mental health care. Our new and unique service is designed to support and empower individuals to acknowledge their problems and the source, and to make healthy choices to reduce the risk of escalating to mental health crisis.
Our charity has been honoured with multiple awards – including the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2014. CIA was also featured in both the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant Album and King Charles III’s Coronation & 75th Birthday Commemorative Album.
From our unique Community Village of Inclusion to our commitment to delivering well-evidenced whole person care, Compassion in Action gives hope in times of despair.
Pam Gilligan
Chief Executive Officer
Our partners and service users have been kind enough to give us feedback for the contributions we have made and work we have done in the local community. Click the left and right buttons below to read what they have written.
“I have been living at Duva Mews for four years and they are the best years I’ve ever had. I have come such a long way since I moved here and my family have seen a remarkable change in me. I now go to the gym and take line dancing classes and often go walking. I attend church and also go to the art group at Compassion in Action. I like going out in my mobility car with the staff and I am looking forward to going on holiday with the rest of the service users next year” – SO
“I love living in my new apartment and have made new friends since I moved in. The staff are all helpful and kind. It’s very nice and homely here and I really enjoyed my birthday party which Compassion in Action organised at Patrick House” – GM
“Since I have moved in at Patrick House and have been attending the activities on site provided by Compassion in Action (CIA) I feel more at ease and more wanted. I feel that CIA have made me feel more relaxed and included. We are like our own little community. My doctor has also commented that I am looking well since I have moved. I would like to say thank you to CIA, who have supported me to become more independent within our community” – CD
“Oasis House was like a home from home, so relaxing… People gave me space when I needed it” – Guest JK
“I started to find my feet again, and smile and feel happy…. The staff go above and beyond” – Guest LG
