Coffee selling helps build work skills
Impact Coffee impacts West Palm Beach
By: Tania Rogers

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - More than 100 students spend their afternoon doing homework and being mentored at Urban Youth Impact in West Palm Beach. The faith-based organization reaches out to inner city children to provide them a safe learning environment.

There's something else brewing at Urban Youth impact. The organization also sells coffee through a division called Impact Coffee.

The older students, like Tamikka Robins and Daniel Battle, are learning business skills in selling the coffee to area customers. Daniel said, "I've learned a lot of things doing this. I think if I did not have Impact Coffee, the way the jobs are out there, I probably would not have a job. There are a lot of places, they are hiring but they are not looking for young people, they are looking for people who have a higher education."

Tamikka said, "I love coming here, it's a blessing, it's a great opportunity." Profits from selling the coffee go towards Urban Youth Impact programs.

Tamikka said the organization benefits from the sales. "It goes back to our community, goes back to children."

Daniel and Tamikka say business is good and they're excited about adding another flavor of coffee. Daniel said customers will like it. "Our newest blend comes from Hawaii and it's 100 Kona blend and a breakfast blend which comes from Gold Coffee Company in Jupiter."

Tamikka is more than willing to take more orders for the new flavor. "Sometimes we deliver the coffee, sometimes we mail them the coffee and sometimes they walk in and we sell them the coffee."

Impact Coffee
561-832-9220 ext. 103
www.impactcoffee.com

Urban Youth Impact
2823 North Australian Avenue in West Palm Beach

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