Happiness is a homemade pie made from scratch at Compass Connections Cafe

At Compass Connections Café in Nambour, trainees make the pies from scratch.

There’s a lovely moment when lunch arrives and the conversation stops because everyone is more interested in what’s on their plate. A good homemade pie will do that.

At Compass Connections Café in Nambour, trainees make the pies from scratch, putting their skills and care into a lunch worth sitting down for. Most of the food is homemade, so choosing what to order might take a little longer than expected.

The people making it bring just as much to the café as the food itself. Each trainee contributes their own personality, ideas and talents, helping create a place where good food and a warm welcome belong together.

For people with disability, the café offers real opportunities to learn hospitality skills, take responsibility and enjoy being part of a working team. Preparing something that a customer loves is a satisfying reason to put those skills into practice.

Customers share in that pleasure. A compliment passed back to the kitchen connects the person enjoying lunch with the person who helped make it.

Add a great coffee and somewhere pleasant to sit, and an everyday lunch becomes something to look forward to.

Perhaps that second pie should come home with you after all.

Contact us on (07) 5445 9116 to find out how you can join our team to build skills for employment.