• For many years the Prineville community, including several local churches, had a vision to serve the needs of the homeless population. In 2013 that vision became a reality, and Redemption House Ministries (RHM) was born. With much public support and very generous private donations, what began as a 16 bed emergency shelter for men quickly grew with the addition of a 22 bed women's shelter and a cafe to serve hot lunches to those in need. RHM fills a vital need in the community and without these services many individuals would be spending their nights on the streets, without dignity, food or hope for a better life. Redemption House Ministries is proud to operate Craig's Compassionate Cafe, which is the only hot meal service available 5 days a week at no cost to homeless and/or low-income residents of Crook County in need.
• The cafe is successful primarily due to a unique collaboration with the Prineville Church of the Nazarene who donates the cafe kitchen facility and space for the women's shelter, Facebook Data Center who supplies the cafe with the extra food they are unable to serve at their daily meals which keeps our food costs down, as well as a group of dedicated volunteers. We currently serve an average of 10 - 15 meals a day and desire to exand this program to 6 days a week, serving approx 30 individuals. In order to expand our program and increase our guests, we are in need of a cafe/kitchen manager instead of relying solely on volunteers to provide the meals. We are seeking funding to hire a part-time kitchen/cafe manager to direct the kitchen activities so we can adequately market the cafe to the local community and handle the increased cafe guests we expect. Most importantly, during meal service times we will have our case manager/housing navigator available to meet with our guests and link them to other community resources available to assist them in their self-sufficiency goals.

The RHM Board of Directors has adopted the following Equity Statement: Redemption House Ministries values diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our work, including our internal operations and external activities to support our mission. We are committed to cultivating a culture of respect for the dignity and value of each individual and family, and we welcome all, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, national origin, disability, household composition, housing status and/or belief system. These values are essential to our mission to assist and advocate for those who are homeless, champion equity in all public and private responses to homelessness, and help individuals and families from all backgrounds secure vital services, safe indoor shelter, and decent permanent homes of their own.

Craigs Compassionate Cafe is located in the Prineville Church of the Nazarene auxiliary building, which also houses the RHM Women's shelter in the basement. We invite and encourage our women's shelter guests to assist and participate in the meal service functions whenever feasible.