Known informally as “the hub of Compass House,” the Culinary unit is a bustling place. Working together, members and staff plan, shop for and prepare daily breakfasts and lunches, Employment and Education night dinners, and Restaurant Night for our funders. The superb holiday menus draw many members to Compass House on all the holidays as well. 

During lunch service, nutritious meals are available for purchase at an affordable cost. Like many restaurants, our cashiers use a point of sale system to place diners’ lunch orders. In addition, member servers gain skills in plating the food and table service other members in our dining room. It is a rewarding experience to prepare and serve meals to your peers. The teamwork and culinary arts training are transferrable to job skills and tools for a healthy lifestyle.  

The unit works to carefully plan nutritional meals to meet our community’s dietary needs while also upholding our wellness standard. Unit projects, like diabetic cooking, canning, pickling, and gardening for the garden to table experience to allow people to use the skills learned at Compass House to cook healthy, affordable meals for themselves at home.