The Coffee Oasis is a faith-based non-profit organization that exists to create pathways of opportunity for youth to be restored in heart, soul, mind, and body. We believe youth are the future of our community, but many are hurting, homeless, and hindered from living their full potential. The Coffee Oasis youth programs offer a place for the community to invest in their future—the youth. We do this through creating safe shared spaces, mentorship, street and school outreach, goal setting, job training, shelter, and crisis intervention. The only way for our mission to succeed is through the support of the entire community—intentional inter-generational and cross-cultural investment. We accomplish this mission through sustainable and successful coffee business. The cafés offer a “third place” for the community to gather and buy products with the added value of all profits returning to create opportunities for youth.
The Beginning
Dave and Cindy founded Hope in Christ Ministries in 1996, a non-profit organization with the mission of “bringing the hope of Christ to the pain on the streets.” The following year, Dave and Cindy borrowed money from their parents to purchase a shuttered business called The Coffee Oasis. The Coffee Oasis soon became the place to go for youth in the community.
The Background
In the early 1990s, Pastor Dave and Cindy Frederick opened their home to children in the foster care system. That decision changed their lives. Their home soon filled with not only the youth, but their families and friends. Through foster care and Dave’s experience as a volunteer police chaplain, they met youth in their community caught in a cycle of depression, incarceration, poverty, homelessness, and addiction.
The Coffee
We began roasting coffee in-house through the collaboration of our founder, Dave Frederick, and a young man, Rocky Basile, who had graduated from the job training program and was the first youth hired. We promise to fill your cup with coffee that is ethically-sourced, perfectly roasted, and creates opportunities for youth to thrive.
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