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At Coffee Connection we serve more than coffee - we serve hope.

Your donation helps women in recovery from addiction, trauma, and incarceration find strength and a fresh start. Together we can make a difference.

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Great News: Spring comes early this year!!·

After 13+ years as the executive Director of the Coffee Connection, Joy retires effective April 30, 2025.
We just announced Alyssa Eisele as Joy’s successor, the new executive director!!
Same heart, great energy, experience and compassion! - More about her soon!
· Garrison Keillor, of Prairie Home Companion Fame, comes to Hochstein in Rochester to do a benefit show
for the Coffee Connection, Sunday afternoon, March 30th – Tickets available soon!
Success stories below—3 out of many!

We are filled with gratitude for the hundreds and hundreds of people who have partnered with the Coffee Connection to not only save the lives of women in recovery from addiction, trauma, and incarceration, but to give them the support to have successful and happy lives. Please consider making a significant contribution in December and save more lives and create more success stories.

Coming off a 50th Anniversary Prairie Home Companion tour, Garrison Keillor’s show celebrates Joy’s retirement and Alyssa’s exciting leadership as we move into a year of expanding our business and program. Whether your gift is $1,000 or more – or $100 or less – every dollar will strengthen the Coffee Connection for as it continues to empower women.

Three Success Stories

· Ember: Years ago, I remember a grandmother asking for prayer for her granddaughter on the streets using heroin. Her prayers were answered. When Ember came to us, her husband and she were separated as they worked on their recovery individually—smart! She was living at the YWCA with her baby, no job, no apartment, no car, no teeth. She didn’t know how to cook but came to make the best quiche in Rochester. Success! She now has a job with the University of Rochester Medical Center, happy family life with husband, 4-year-old daughter, job, car, and teeth!

· Emma came to us with about 100 days of sobriety, never having worked sober for 20 years! Her addiction produced significant health issues and brought her way down. We would have loved to have kept her, but she moved on to other work as well—we call these graduates! With us, she was able to stabilize in her recovery and work without drinking!!

· Genia, one month off drugs and homeless, started hanging out at Marketplace Mall. After about a month, Ember suggested that we take Genia on as an intern, which quickly turned into a job! We did a podcast with the sheriff—she was nervous as she had never walked into such a building willingly!! Now she and her son enjoy their own apartment and car. She says she wouldn’t be alive without us!

Three ways you can give today!
1.     Donate online at https://www.ourcoffeeconnection.org/.
2.     Donate at either store by cash or credit card.
3.      Donate by check to Coffee Connection and mail to us at 681 South Avenue, Rochester NY 14618.

May you enjoy the lights of the holidays and know you have helped change the world!

Peace, Joy Bergfalk, Executive Director

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‘Our Mission’

The Coffee Connection empowers women in recovery from addiction, trauma, and incarceration.

We provide continuous support to our employees on their journey, assisting them in maintaining long-term recovery, by integrating their learning of transferable work and life skills through our program in the context of running the business.

‘The Need’

How do we Empower Women?

The Coffee Connection creates jobs and trains women for sustainable employment as a not-for-profit business selling fair trade, organically-grown, and sustainably-farmed coffee to retail and wholesale customers.

The Coffee Connection is a vital organization in our community because it empowers women who have been impacted by addiction and trauma to apply their skills and knowledge to find fulfilling employment. The Coffee Connection provides an opportunity for women to overcome the challenges they face due to addiction, trauma, past criminal records, and ongoing treatment by fostering a supportive environment where they can share their knowledge and experience with the community. Additionally, the organization offers the chance to learn new job skills, empowering women to overcome obstacles and achieve success.