Today we’d like to introduce you to Erin and Steven Bolden.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Erin and Steven. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
What started as just a hobby grew into a desire to offer a better cup of coffee and do something good. Volunteer Coffee is a Micro Roaster established in 2008 with the mission of providing the highest quality gourmet coffee and giving a portion of the proceeds to charity. After a layoff in 2016, the opportunity to open a storefront seemed to fall in our laps. In June of 2017, we opened Volunteer Coffee House serving the Lake Worth area, supporting local artists, while giving back to local and global charities.
Has it been a smooth road?
The biggest struggle that we’ve had is getting the word out that we even exist! We learned real quick that advertising on a budget is not for the faint of heart. Even after two years we still have local residents come in and say that they drive by every day and had no idea we were here.
Another struggle has been trying to build a coffee culture where coffee isn’t just a tool to get you going in the mornings and gourmet coffee isn’t just for the hipsters. We strive to make our coffee approachable and something people look forward to drinking.
Please tell us more about your work, what you are currently focused on and most proud of.
We are a Micro Roasting coffee house. Through the Honduran Coffee Alliance, we are able to source the bulk of our coffee by direct trade with Finca Los Chorros in Honduras. All of our coffees are freshly roasted, that means we don’t roast it until you order it. We do custom blends and custom labeling. We are most proud of having the ability to give back. A portion of all proceeds is donated to local, regional and global charities.
How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
We see the coffee industry moving from big box retail coffee to a regional or local brand.
Contact Info:
- Address: 6654 Azle Ave, Suite B
Fort Worth, TX 76244 - Website: www.volunteercoffee.com
- Phone: 682-710-3707
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/volunteercoffee
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/volunteercoffee
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/volunteer-coffee-house-fort-worth
Image Credit:
Kaitlyn Benavides, Courtney Hale
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