Convict Coffee
Convict Coffee is a specialty coffee company using great coffee and meaningful employment to create second chances.
Overview:
Convict Coffee Company is a Colorado-based coffee company and social enterprise built around second chances, meaningful employment, and reducing recidivism. The company operates coffee shops and a specialty coffee roasting business while intentionally creating employment opportunities for people with lived experience of incarceration.
Convict Coffee creates a workplace where lived experience is part of the organization's culture and approach to employment.
Population served:
Individuals with lived experience of incarceration and others facing barriers to employment
Enterprise type:
Specialty coffee roasting
Coffee shops and hospitality
Coffee wholesale and retail
Social enterprise and workforce development
Client Services offered:
Employment opportunities for people with lived experience of incarceration
On-the-job training in coffee, hospitality, and customer service
Professional development and career experience
A supportive workplace grounded in lived experience and second chances
Opportunities to build long-term employment and career pathways
Program length:
No fixed program length. Convict Coffee focuses on ongoing employment and career opportunities rather than a formal transitional employment program.
How You Can Support Convict Coffee
Convict Coffee Company can help with any of the following needs:
Wholesale Coffee:
Purchase freshly roasted specialty coffee for cafés, restaurants, offices, hospitality businesses, and other organizations.
Visit Their Coffee Shops:
Purchase coffee, food, and specialty drinks while supporting a company committed to creating employment opportunities and reducing recidivism.
Coffee Fundraising:
Partner with Convict Coffee for fundraising campaigns. Organizations can sell coffee through an online fundraising code, with a portion of tracked sales donated back to the organization.
Employment Partnerships:
Connect with Convict Coffee around employment, career opportunities, and partnerships that create additional pathways for people with lived experience of incarceration.
Support the Cause:
Purchase coffee, merchandise, or services from a company that intentionally invests in people, supports recidivism-reduction efforts, and is working to build a workplace where second chances can become lasting careers.
