Mission

Our cafés improve lives four ways

They provide quality food…

The Urbean efforts provide quality foods and beverages. We are committed to using only local suppliers and offering great coffee at a competitive price.

…served by those learning to become employable…

As nonprofit social ventures, our efforts operate as a job training outlet to enhance the lives of the participants, increase the work readiness of our community, and further the mission of Urban Connection Ministries. These initiatives help people overcome two barriers to employability: the lack of job experience and the lack of job skills.

…enjoyed by people in unique settings…

A unique, upscale and innovative environment is required to provide customers with an atmosphere that will create socialization. Both the Urbean Café and the UrbeanY Café enjoy settings in modern, beautifully designed facilities.

…located in a strengthening community!

The community also benefits from the cafés as the efforts become a source of trained and tested job candidates and an expanded base of taxpaying citizens. The cafés are built on a self-supporting business model that also serves a social purpose—in this case, a tangible path to self-sufficiency for people exiting poverty. We also see this as a great opportunity to enhance our community by promoting our Biblical foundations to our workers and our guests.