Head Trainer Keepa has always been passionate about training the next generation of hospitality frontliners. He started the Cups of Love program in New Zealand where working with at-risk youth helped them foster better connections with their families and communities—all through the act of making coffee!
SERVING EVERY CUP WITH LOVE AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL EMPOWERED THEM TO SOLIDIFY THOSE CONNECTIONS WHILE PROVIDING A SENSE OF BELONGING TO A COMMUNITY OF PROFESSIONALS AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS.
RELAUNCHING CUPS OF LOVE HERE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA MEANS THE COFFEE SOLUTION TEAM CAN REPAIR MANY OF THE SOCIAL CONNECTIONS SEVERED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
FROM PRACTICING ESPRESSO BASICS IN THE SAFETY OF OUR TRAINING ROOM TO PLACING PARTICIPANTS AT SELECT CAFES WHERE THEY’RE PUT UP AGAINST THE VERY REAL PRESSURES OF WORKING ON THE BAR, EVERY ASPECT OF CUPS OF LOVE WILL SEE YOUNG FOLKS WALKING OUT OF THE PROGRAM WITH THEIR HEADS HELD A LITTLE HIGHER, ARMED WITH THE SKILLS TO COPE WITH LIFE JUST THAT LITTLE BIT BETTER.