24 Community Cafes

From Subsidized Restaurants to Sexuality-Celebrating Social Enterprises

— February 1, 2013 — Social Good
From peace-filled spaces to sexuality-celebrating social enterprises and subsidized restaurant hubs, these community cafes bring people together through food in a way that is accessible for those who live in the area. Sometime's it's a mix of music and social events that are the headliners but other times it's just a simple cup of tea or fair trade latte.

Community cafes serve as local centers but also can provide catering services and through that, training skills and employment opportunities for marginalized communities. In Mississauga, Ontario, Studio 89 is a social enterprise that is run by youth and have expanded since their launch in 2006 to have a location in Islamabad, Pakistan. They serve fair trade food products and also operate as an art space.
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Community Building Consulting Companies
Community Building Consulting Companies
Fresh Horizons Provides Employment And Social Activities
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Project-Based Employment Opportunities
Project-Based Employment Opportunities
Pathways-Shropshire Limited is a UK Social Enterprise
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Peace-Filled Community Spaces
Peace-Filled Community Spaces
Busboys and Poets is Part Performance Venue and Part Restaurant
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Women's Center Honey
Women's Center Honey
Blackburne House Empowers Females Via Tech Skills, Wellness, Entrepreneurship
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Kind Community Catering
Kind Community Catering
Potluck Cafe Offers Employment in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
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Social Firm Community Cafes
Social Firm Community Cafes
Frogmeadow Reinvents the Labor Market in the United Kingdom
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Crime-Preventing Bistro Programs
Crime-Preventing Bistro Programs
San Francisco's Old Skool Cafe Employs At-Risk Youth
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Stigma-Ending Bistros
Stigma-Ending Bistros
'Out of This World Cafe' in Toronto Engages the Psychiatric Recovery Communi
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Local Food-Sourced Events
Local Food-Sourced Events
Serendipity Catering Offers Seasonal Produce to Create Specialized Menus
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Personal Development Diners
Personal Development Diners
Ground Level Cafe Offers Training to At-Risk Youth in Toronto
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Subsidized Community Restaurants
Subsidized Community Restaurants
Ellice Cafe & Theatre is a Hub of Activities and Delicacies
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Vibrant Opportunity Dining
Vibrant Opportunity Dining
Cafe Create Employs People Who Have Been Homeless
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Experience-Creating Cleaners
Experience-Creating Cleaners
The Eco Laundry Room Has a Cafe, Kid's Play Area and Free WiFi
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Youth-Led Coffee Shops
Youth-Led Coffee Shops
Studio 89, a Social Enterprise Cafe in Mississauga by YTGA
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Sexuality-Celebrating Social Enterprises
Sexuality-Celebrating Social Enterprises
'Coffee, Cake & Kink' Fosters Community and Conversation
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Bars That Fund Students
Bars That Fund Students
The Profits at Turl Street Kitchen Go to a Hub That Supports Causes
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Nonprofit Coffee Shops
Nonprofit Coffee Shops
Strawberry Line Cafe Employs Adults with Learning Disabilities
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Seasonal Eco Eateries
Seasonal Eco Eateries
A Better World Cafe Serves up Accessible Sustainable Food
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Day Care Coffee Shops
Day Care Coffee Shops
Daisies Cafe is for People with Mental Illness & Learning Disabilities
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Rehab Restaurants
Rehab Restaurants
'Cafe Therapy' in Prague Helps People Overcome Drug Addictions
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Profit-Sharing Cafes
Profit-Sharing Cafes
Kinfolk is an Australian Social Business with Four Development Projects
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Charitable Coffee Shops
Charitable Coffee Shops
The Movement Cafe is an Artsy Space That Hosts Local Performers
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Generosity Cafes
Generosity Cafes
KereKere Coffee Kiosk in Melbourne Lets Customers Pick a Cause
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Well-Wasted Cuisine
Well-Wasted Cuisine
FoodCycle Uses Surplus to Feed Local Communities
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