A mobile coffee van business, launched by charity Break in September 2020, is giving young care leavers the chance to gain real work experience and new skills to improve their employment prospects.

The Coffee Break project supports young people aged 18 and over after they have left the care system and are living independently. By helping them acquire new skills, it aims to boost their confidence and help them secure paid employment; enabling them to go on to live fulfilling, independent lives. 

An idea developed by Break, a leading children’s charity in East Anglia, the mobile coffee van is currently based in Norwich two days a week, serving hot and cold drinks, sweet and savoury snacks. The van is staffed and managed entirely by young care leavers with guidance from trained barista and project manager Joe Walden.

Break’s Coffee Break van is available to hire. If you’d like to book it for your office or organisation, please contact coffee@break-charity.org