Our Impact

2025 Recovery Cafe Program Metrics

Cafe Membership

• The Cafe supported 653 unique individuals in 2025
• With an average active monthly Cafe membership of 215

Recovery Support: mental health, substance use disorder, and trauma recovery support via:

• 1,000 recovery support circles in 2025 – 20 each week
• 1,500 hours 1:1 mental health and substance use disorder peer specialist support
• 1,250 hours of 1:1 systems navigation support with housing, employment, benefits, medical, and other direct assistance and referrals
• School for Recovery: 423 hours of classes and workshops in inner healing, healthy living, and practical life skills
• Clothing Closet access: 1,612 items of clothing provided to Cafe members

Community Meals: Access to healthy, nutritious foods while making new friends

42,085 meals in 2025

All sourced from recovered food partnerships and Second Harvest Food Bank

Job Training Programs: pathways to return to employment

• Peer Support Interns: 10 members completed Peer Support training in Behavioral Health; 8 were hired as part-time recovery coaches in the Cafe, to support members on the path behind them. Four of those have completed training for the State certification exam in February.
• Culinary Arts & SafeServ Certification: 24 members completed the 10-week program; 15 chose to take and passed the SafeServ certification exam, the first step to employment in the food service industry.
• Barista skills training: 22 members completed the 10-week training and look forward to serving drinks at our new City-supported mobile coffee cart in 2026.

Program Impact, according to our recent Member Survey

• 93% of members say they are better able to care for their mental health since joining
• 92% report making healthier relationships, and feeling more connected, known & loved
• 90.4% say that being a Cafe member has helped them maintain sobriety
• 87% say they take better care of their physical health since joining
• 82% of members report feeling less isolated and alone
• 72% of members say they have not relapsed since joining the Cafe