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Compass Rose Academy (CRA) held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 5 to commemorate the start of construction on a new building which will serve as a multi-use center for agricultural learning and wellness.
Scott and Shantel Beck of Atlanta, along with FBi Buildings and The Beck Foundation, are providing the financial support for the building project, in honor of their daughter, Jadyn, who was a student at Compass Rose from March 2020 to April 2021. Jadyn is now in her senior year of high school, is working part-time at Starbucks, and is engaged in her lifelong passion of barrel racing.
Jadyn’s Hope Barn, named in honor of Jadyn’s journey of growth and healing, is a way that Scott, Shantel, and Jadyn feel they can partner with CRA to provide hope and healing for many other girls like Jadyn in the future. Animals have been a significant part of Jadyn’s life and help to keep her grounded and positive.
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Jadyn’s Hope Barn will include animal stalls, classrooms, group therapy rooms, a greenhouse, and a large space for recreational activities, trainings, and family conferences. The planning and construction of this project will be led by FBi Buildings of Remington, Ind.
The programming connected to Jadyn’s Hope Barn will bring academic, clinical, spiritual, vocational, and nutritional components together to create opportunities for holistic treatment centered around the use of plants, animals, and other natural elements.
“Some of the ideas and the vision around the therapeutic farm have been ruminating in the back of our minds since the time Compass Rose launched in 2012,” Executive Director Mike Haarer said. “For this vision to come to life in the form of Jadyn’s Hope Barn with the help and support of this special family is not only incredibly exciting, but it is also a reflection of God’s love, grace, and healing.”
CRA is looking forward to how this project will equip them to better serve teen girls and their families.
About Compass Rose Academy
Since 2012, Compass Rose Academy has been providing residential treatment services for teen girls and families in crisis. Their parent organization, Josiah White’s is a Christian family services ministry that creates new possibilities for children, teens, and families through residential treatment, foster care, and family preservation services. Together, these organizations will continue their missions of providing a place that provides access to quality treatment and helps to rebuild and restore families. To learn more about Josiah White’s, visit josiahwhites.org and to learn more about Compass Rose Academy, visit CompassRoseAcademy.org.