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Coffee Kids
401-331-9099
email Coffee Kids works with local non-governmental community organizations in Latin America to create education, health-care, training, and micro-enterprise programs for coffee farmers and their families. Coffee Kids has helped thousands of children, women, and men in coffee-producing regions in Mexico and Central America to improve the quality of their lives and build more sustainable communities. Our projects respect the cultural integrity of our local partners, foster independence, and promote long-term self-sufficiency.
Who founded Coffee Kids and when?
Coffee Kids was founded in 1988 by Bill Fishbein, the owner of Coffee Exchange, a specialty coffee roaster and retailer in Providence, Rhode Island. That year, Bill had traveled to Guatemala and saw first-hand the connection between coffee farming and poverty. He created Coffee Kids as a way for coffee businesses and coffee consumers to give something back to the families who grow coffee.