Good coffee for a good cause

You may have found our CityKid Java at the grocery store. Your company may even serve it in your cafeteria. What you might not know is that when you buy CityKid Java, every dollar earned goes to help youth through Urban Ventures. CityKid Java fuels mentoring and educational programs, athletic teams, camps and youth leadership experiences.

Many kids in the Urban Ventures programs are involved in operating CityKid Java. They attend sales meetings, do samplings at grocery stores and help with other special events. Our café at the University of Minnesota Carlson business school is run by our kids. They work side by side with business students to run the café, learning valuable life skills such as customer relations, responsibility and finance. The exposure to life in a building of higher education is immeasurable in and of itself.

Meet two of our kids
“The proceeds from CityKid Java go toward programs like PowerHouse; which I attend each week. It gives me the chance to talk about my problems, deal with real issues and be surrounded by staff who really care. Without Powerhouse I would be out on the streets getting into all kinds of trouble. It’s the highlight of my week.”
- David

“Working with CityKid Java is a ton of fun! When I help out during CityKid Java coffee samplings I get to talk to lots of people and tell them why CityKid is … ‘a good coffee, for a good cause.’ It makes me feel good when people buy the coffee—because it directly supports the programs that I go to each week.”
- Ramon

NEED Magazine features CityKid Java

NEED Magazine recently featured a gift guide, highlighting gifts that support the community. Included in the guide was CityKid Java which gives 100% of its profits to at-risk youth through Urban Ventures. The footage was shot at the CityKid Java Cafe, located at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.