1951 Coffee Company, founded in 2015, is a non-profit specialty coffee organization that promotes the well-being of the refugee community in the United States by providing job training and employment to refugees, asylees, and special immigrant visa holders while educating the surrounding community about refugee life and issues.

Our name is derived from the UNHCR’s 1951 Refugee Convention which first defined and set forth guidelines for the protection of refugees. In the spirit of this convention, 1951 Coffee works with refugees to help them overcome the unique barriers they face in seeking and sustaining employment.

1951 Coffee Company is more than a coffee shop—it is a welcoming space where refugees, immigrants, students, and community members come together. Your donation will help us purchase new chairs for our indoor café, creating a more comfortable and inviting space where students, community members, and visitors can study, sit, chat, connect, and engage. Your support helps us make our café a place where everyone feels welcome and has a space to belong.

Help Us Refresh Our Indoor Café