COFFEE THAT FUELS CHANGE
Founded in 2015, Change Please is an award-winning social enterprise which aims to end homelessness through selling great tasting coffee.
100% of Change Please profits power career development programs for people facing housing insecurity. Our unique combination of barista training, career coaching, and employment support helps people envision + embark on their own life-changing career path. It all starts with a cup of coffee.
"If we can just get a small proportion of coffee drinkers to simply change where they buy their coffee, we could really change the world.”
Cemal Ezel, CEO and Founder of Change Please.
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NUMBER OF COUNTRIES
WE ARE NOW IN
100%
OF CHANGE PLEASE PROFITS
FIGHTS HOMELESSNESS
70%
OF OUR TRAINEES HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
FOUND ONWARD EMPLOYMENT
WE HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH GREAT CHARITIES & FOUNDATIONS TO COLLABORATIVELY FIGHT HOMELESSNESS
IMPACT
We make two simple commitments to you – First, our coffee tastes amazing (if it didn’t you wouldn’t buy it would you?). Second, we keep our profits in the business and use them to support people experiencing homelessness.
THE CHANGE PLEASE BARISTA TRAINING PROGRAMME
At Change Please, our top priority is to help people experiencing homelessness to build long-term stability through employment.
Through their time with us, Trainees learn practical skills like pouring latter art and delivering great customer service, as well as soft skills like interviewing and how to best position themselves for career advancement.
The whole process is designed to elevate a Trainee's confidence and self-worth. They are paid a living wage for their training program and provided opportunities to experience themselves as valued community members and service providers. At the end of training graduates receive one-on-one support in identifying and pursuing roles that match their career goals.
OUR INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
OUR TEAM
Our team is an amazing one.
We are all here because we want to help make a difference to peoples’ lives.
Board of Directors:
Alison Egan
Cemal Muharrem Ezel
Nick Fox
Tom Finke
Senior Management Team:
Ryan McMillan – Commercial, Impact and Operations Director
Brandy Bertram – Head of Fundraising