Our Community Cup Coffee
Roasting Coffee with Kindness
a project of New Avenue Foundation
Coffee roasting has been going strong at the Media Bean Café, Springton Pointe View, 204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, PA 19073. We are ONLY roasting on Monday mornings from 10 to 12:30. Stop in if you want to learn coffee roasting.
We are now part of the Smithsonian Institution bird friendly program. We will try our best over the next several months to become 100% bird friendly, using only these certified coffees from around the world. Of the 4 single source coffees we roast, 50% are now bird friendly (Ethiopian and Guatemalan).
Bird-Friendly
We are now on our road to become 100% bird friendly with the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian certifies farms and importers as being bird-friendly. There are so many benefits to the environment and people that we direct you to learn more via the buttons below.
Bird Friendly farms are 100% organic certified — no harmful pesticides — so they are better for the people and the planet. Bird Friendly certification protects birds and habitats through the hard work of 5,100 Bird Friendly farmers in 11 countries growing 34 million pounds of coffee annually.
When choosing a coffee, look for certain certifications. The gold standard is Bird Friendly® certification created by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. Coffees carrying this seal are grown under the strictest standards to maximize bird habitat conditions.
We will be roasting bird-friendly Ethiopian beans from Asikana and Organic Guatemala SHB Huehuetenango ASOBAGRI FAIR TRADE SMBC. Learn more below.
Willistown Conservation Trust Bird Friendly® Coffee Coalition
We have just become a participating partner in the coalition. Learn more at https://wctrust.org/bird-friendly-coffee-coalition/.
Willistown Conservation Trust and Smithsonian Institution Resources
Our nonprofit of the month for September: HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy
We started something new this year whereby we will highlight a nonprofit for a month or longer. All of Our Community Cup Coffee brand coffee sales will donate $5 per bag to the nonprofit.
For August 2024, we have selected HMS School.
HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy, located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, serves school-age children and young adults through age 21 who have complex, multiple disabilities usually resulting from cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, or other neurological impairment. Renowned for our success in empowering students, HMS’s day and residential programs maximize achievement and promote independence. Every child flourishes in our nurturing, respectful environment.
Purchase coffee to support them!
HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HMSSchoolCP
Website: hmsschool.org
Wholesale or Branded Coffee
If you are interested in purchasing our coffee wholesale or interested in branding your own coffee, please use the Contact form.
Learning to Roast Coffee
If you are interested in learning about coffee roasting and want to take home the coffee you just roasted, please use the Contact form. The cost is $25.
Our value is helping people with disabilities
We provide training and volunteer opportunities to help people with disabilities have more meaningful lives!
Check out some important references.
Our Community Cup Coffee at Media Bean Café
Eco-friendly
Our PackagingMission and operation
We are currently roasting single source beans: Ethiopian, Guatemalan, Brazilian, and Colombian decaf. Our coffees are available for purchase online.
We roast primarily on Monday mornings and other days as needed. Feel free to stop by if you are interested in learning coffee roasting.
Learn about the coffees we roast below.
Our story
New Avenue Foundation’s story began in 2013 when our 501(c)(3) public charity was formed. Our mission is to help create more meaningful lives for people with disabilities through innovative social, employment and housing programs. A couple of years ago we started to work on finding jobs for people with disabilities. Our Community Cup Coffee, a social enterprise in micro coffee roasting, is an extension of Our Community Cup Coffeehouse, a successful PAY WHAT YOU CAN social and music venue now in its 3rd year. It was started primarily for families and caregivers of people with disabilities, but we welcome everyone. Our Community Cup Coffee is helping to provide jobs for people with different abilities. Did you know that between 75 and 85% of people with disabilities are either unemployed or under-employed.
Finding competitive employment in businesses like financial organizations, software companies and large businesses is very difficult and only supplies limited job opportunities for a certain portion of people with disabilities. This is a start but what about those who have limited skills and can still be a valuable part of a community. We know our kids can make a difference if only given the chance.
Skip Shuda likes our coffee
“I tried the Burundi-Kiziba coffee and found it to be wonderfully full and rich, yet mellow. Its seems like a delicious morning blend to enjoy at the beginning of my day!” – Skip Shuda
