What's Happening?
With a brand new café, food trailers, sponsor events and contributing support to our partners, there is plenty going on to keep us busy.
‘KICK01’ now open at Melrose Park
‘KICK01’ has now opened at Melrose Park, serving up great coffee, burgers and salads, Monday to Friday. The Melrose Park development project will run for a number of years, and we look forward to establishing a long term relationship with the Melrose Park community. You can find the KICK01 trailer at 661 Victoria Road, Melrose…
A wrap up of the year that’s been, and our plans for 2019
2018 has been a busy year for us setting up the ground work for expanding the Kick Start Café model. Along the way we have had a lot of fun, supported some great charities, and met so many wonderful and caring people. With that in mind, here’s a wrap up of the year that’s been,…
Kick Start Café social enterprise launches new partnership model at the Property Council of Australia’s member briefing
We’ve proven the financial viability, refined our social enterprise model, and along the way successfully employed and trained 12 young people facing barriers to employment. Now it’s time to take over Sydney. To say our ambitions are high would be an understatement. Our goal is to roll out a fleet of food trailers over the…
SUSTAINABILITY IN A CUP
By supporting best practice industry partners and through social procurement, Kick Start Café is committed to sustainability, and our specialty grade coffee is certainly no exception. From the farms that grow our beans to the cup your coffee is served in, we support products and companies throughout the supply chain who share our same beliefs. Specialty…
Kick Start Café fuels singing challenge with the Sydney Street Choir
Our new Kick Start Café trailer made a brief cameo appearance serving up coffees at the Sydney Street Choir Corporate Challenge in Martin Place, Sydney.
Kick Start Café Trainees Celebrate Their Graduation
Three young trainees who joined the Kick Start Café in Riverwood North last year have found jobs in the hospitality industry after successfully completing a 10 month long industry program. Locals, Ravin Lotomau, Joshua Antwi and Paniora Nukunuku graduated this month with a Certificate III in hospitality, barista accreditation and RSA and RSG certificates. They celebrated their graduation at…
A café run out of a construction container in Sydney’s southwest is giving disadvantaged youth a leg up to finding work
Read Kick Start Café’s feature by Timeout on March 29, 2017.
Kick Start Café in Riverwood opening doors in employment for youths
Read about Kick Start Café, featured in the Canterbury-Bankstown Express on 27 February 2017.