Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens Remarks to the Press
MAYOR DICKENS: The city of Atlanta is grateful and excited to be able to welcome the Secretary of State here to our beautiful city. Atlanta is indeed an international city, one with global reach, the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement, and the home to the world’s busiest airport. But we’re also home to a […]
Refuge Coffee Company closes Sweet Auburn Location
The Clarkston-Based Nonprofit Coffee Company Focuses Its Ability to Serve Refugees, Connect Communities and Extend Welcome Across Atlanta ATLANTA, GEORGIA — September 23, 2022 — Refuge Coffee is closing its Sweet Auburn location at 145 Auburn Ave., on Sept. 23, after almost three years serving the downtown neighborhood through shutdowns and other challenges. The Refuge […]
The Art of Guesting – Part 2
Last week, I wrote to you about the beauty of guesting, of just showing up. Refuge sits in a community of the most gracious hosts, so it didn’t take me long after my husband and I moved here to learn from the many visits in our neighbors’ homes that being a guest is actually one of […]
The Art of Guesting – Part 1
My husband is the caboose in his family, the youngest of four sons. He always says he never had to plan or lead anything. All he had to do was show up. I, on the other hand, am the oldest, and I’ve been acting like the matriarch-in-charge since my first sibling was born. For both […]
The Woodruff Arts Center Announces New Window Mural at Refuge Coffee Midtown
The Woodruff Arts Center is pleased to announce that Refuge Coffee Midtown, located on the Arts Center’s campus, has invited visual artist and muralist Teresa Abboud to illustrate a thematic and all-inclusive mural on its storefront windows. The Woodruff Arts Center welcomed Refuge Coffee onto its campus in early fall of 2021. The Arts Center […]
A Social Legacy where People meet Coffee
Refuge Coffee Company to Open Fourth Location in Norcross
Downtown Norcross is soon to be home to the fourth Refuge Coffee Shop in Metro Atlanta. The nonprofit organization provides competitive wage jobs, mentorship, and job training for resettled refugees and other immigrants. Refuge Coffee shops welcome people from greater Atlanta and beyond to discover the multi-textured beauty of the world. Founder and CEO, Kitti […]
Refuge Coffee Roasting Bag Design
We are excited to unveil thge bag design for Refuge Coffee Co! You will soon be able to purchase Refuge Coffee at home! Subscribe to our mailing list to be among the first to know when our roasted coffee beans will be available for online purchase.
Inside “the most diverse square mile in America”
Over the last four decades, the city of Clarkston, Georgia, has hosted refugees from so many places it has become known as “the most diverse square mile in America.” Dana Jacobson speaks to some refugees who call Clarkston home.
Refuge Coffee Company Opens New Location in Midtown
The Midtown Location Further Extends Clarkston-Based Nonprofit’s Ability to Serve Refugees, Connect Communities and Extend Welcome in the Heart of Atlanta The Woodruff Arts Center is now home to the newest Refuge Coffee Shop in Atlanta. The nonprofit organization provides living-wage jobs, mentorship, and job training for resettled refugees and immigrants. Refuge Coffee shops welcome […]
