Fox 5
“Refuge Coffee is a nonprofit designed to help refugees..improve their job skills while they earn a living wage”
CNN
“Behind the counter, a collection of cultures”
WSB-TV 2
“[Ahmad] is just learning English, but has already learned to make a mean latte”
11 Alive
“Clarkston is a town that openly embraces the non-western cultures of many of its residents.”
CBS 46
“Mayor Terry conducts business at Clarkston’s newest attraction: a coffee truck run by refugees”
Atlanta Journal Constitution
“We love the cause, the community and the coffee”
On Common Ground News
“The truck is an espresso bar on wheels, but it’s so much more.”
Sprudge.com
“In a summer of hot Build-Outs, this is a staff favorite.”
The Champion Newspaper
“The decision to begin Refuge Coffee as a truck came from the idea to start small.”
Dekalb Neighbor
“… buy a cup of coffee and help provide job training…to some of Atlanta’s recently resettled refugees.”
Dekalb Business Radio X
“We help our trainees figure out what their goals are and enable them to reach those goals once they leave us.”
Food Truck Empire Podcast
“What are your goals? What are your dreams? How can we help you execute that?”
Amplified Life Podcast
“[Our trainees] really work with us to tell the story of Clarkston”
Plywood People
“Because the dream is bigger than you can wrap your own little arms around, you stay excited”
M&R Specialty Trucks & Trailers
“It seemed to me there was a hospitality gap as well as job/financial one.”
ATL 1X1
“A great cup of coffee is a wonderful invitation for building community. “
Catherine’s Table
“We love Refuge Coffee because they are finding creative solutions to support the refugee community”
Aleteia
“The plan may be ambitious, but Refuge believes in the resilience and strength of the people it serves”
Georgia CALLS
“Try not to fall completely in love with their vision and their mission – I dare you!”
I Am The Mountain
“We dream of a more vibrant Clarkston, one where refugees have opportunities to thrive.”
Airstream Trailers
“A mobile coffee shop aimed at creating a community where all would feel welcomed, loved and empowered.”
Preemptive Love Coalition
“Our goal is to move refugees from survival to livelihood.”
Mywedding.com’s top 5 weddings of 2015
“This Georgia wedding definitely charmed us all!”