Purple Door Coffee

Purple Door Coffee is a specialty coffee company that operates a coffee shop and coffee roasting operation to create jobs for young people who have been homeless and are looking to leave homelessness behind.

Milestones

2019: Accelerator Fellow
2019-2020: Project Grant Recipient*
2022-2023: SNAP TA Partner

*Past REDF program offering

Entrepreneur

Mark Smesrud

Populations Served

Industries

Location

Colorado

Gov. Partnerships & Policy, Press

Newly Selected Cohort of 24 Mission-Driven Businesses & Non-Profits Will be Equipped to Provide Employment & Training Services for Thousands of SNAP Recipients Nationwide

REDF launches the second cohort of SNAP E&T partners, who support workforce reentry and economic inclusion.

9.20.22

Events, Gov. Partnerships & Policy, LA:RISE

Photo Gallery: Celebrating 10 Years of LA:RISE

Select photo highlights from October's event honoring a full decade of the Los Angeles Regional Initiative for Social Enterprise.

11.15.24

CEO Insights

Standing Tall in Our Common Agenda, Post-Election

A message to the employment social enterprises in our community after the November 2024 presidential election.

11.12.24

By Maria Kim

Purple Door Coffee

Purple Door Coffee

Milestones

Entrepreneur

Populations Served

Industries

Location

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Newly Selected Cohort of 24 Mission-Driven Businesses & Non-Profits Will be Equipped to Provide Employment & Training Services for Thousands of SNAP Recipients Nationwide

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