Posts Tagged ‘covenant coffee’
Covenant Wraps Up Foster Care Month
May was a busy month for Covenant Community Services and Covenant Coffee. May 7th marked the tenth anniversary of the coffee house opening at 1700 North Chester Ave., in Bakersfield, California. This date marks much more than a brick-and-mortar opening of a business; it was the launch of the Headquarters of Hope, or HQ of…
Read MoreCovenant Community Services May 21st Concert update
We’re very happy to announce that Deb’s very close friend and Grammy-nominated touring artist, Teresa James, and her band The Rhythm Tramps, have kindly accepted our invitation to step in and headline.
Read MoreCovenant Celebrates Nonprofit Awareness Night with the Bakersfield Condors
This Friday is Covenant Nonprofit Night at the Condors! Covenant is proud to announce our partnership with the Bakersfield Condors. Not only are we the official coffee of the Bakersfield Condors by maintaining player and staff caffeination, but we are being recognized as the nonprofit of the night this Friday, March 11, 2022. If you…
Read MoreThe Covenant In the Kitchen Dinner Series is Back!
I have some exciting news to share. After a long hiatus, the Dinner in the Kitchen is returning. I am sharing the menus, dates, and details to see if we can get together again for some fun, food, fellowship, and support foster youth in Kern County. We plan to bring Chef Andrew Paparella, a past executive chef at the Padre the Bakersfield Racquet…
Read MoreGreat community response helps foster children and former foster youth
Covenant Community Services, Inc. (Covenant) is in the process of opening a coffee-house in the space currently used as administrative offices. The Coffee House is a social enterprise of Covenant that includes specialty coffee roasting facilities, retail sales, a pour-over drip coffee bar and a full espresso bar. The purpose of the new venture is to employ former foster…
Read MoreChild Abuse Prevention Month Resources
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month in the United States. The designation is a reminder that child abuse and neglect is a serious issue that plagues our nation. There are 500,000 children in the out-of-home foster care system in The United States but many more children that suffer abuse daily. In 2009, more than…
Read MoreChild Abuse and Neglect Month Thoughts and Action Points
April is declared National Child Abuse and Neglect prevention month in the United States. http://www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/ The month of April usually ushers in Spring and celebrates Easter. April is also a somber month to reflect upon the Giant of Child Abuse and Neglect in our communities. Child abuse and neglect is a horrible plight throughout the…
Read More“Hope” Revealed in the Life of Former Foster Youth; “Kayla”
As you read this story of hope from Lindsay Long, watch the video clips before continuing on. Judging a book by its cover is never a good thing to do. The day I met Kayla she seemed like she had it together, she was cool, calm and had a good sense of humor. She greeted…
Read MoreCoffee Training at Rosito Bisani in Los Angeles
For three days Covenant Coffee Interns Luis and Jeremy underwent rigorous technical training at Rosito Bisani, a professional espresso distribution company in Los Angeles. Their time there was spent studying in the classroom, getting hands on training and most importantly growing in life and spirituality. This is one video of a series about their…
Read MoreHope Is In The “Little Things”
I had the opportunity to take two of our former foster youth to Los Angeles this week, where they would be training to become coffee service technicians for a professional espresso company called Rosito Bisani. Our goal is help the youth find employment, all the while building upon our continued mission to grow Covenant Coffee.…
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