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Welcome to our free, online directory of organizations that support refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants through the uniting power of food and food culture. We hope you’ll become a regular here, using this space to explore, learn, help, and serve.

If you work with or know of an initiative that we may want to include in the directory, wonderful! Please contact us and let us know today.

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1951 Coffee Company

1951 Coffee Company is a non-profit specialty coffee organization that promotes the well-being of the refugee community in the United States by providing job training and employment to refugees, asylees, and special immigrant visa holders while educating the surrounding community about refugee life and issues.

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Berkeley, California, United States
Food Products, Restaurants & Cafes, and Training Programs

Afia Foods

Our journey from a kitchen in Syria, to a farmer’s market in Austin, and now to stores across the nation, has been about infusing the meals of our past with modern flavors, and nourishing our community every step of the way.

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Austin, Texas, United States
Food Products

Aliments Ensemble

The Khatib family manufactures and markets ready-to-go meals with a Middle Eastern flavor.

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Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Catering

ASRC Catering

We exist to create pathways to employment for people seeking asylum. Our vegetarian menu is inspired by the cultures of the people we employ, delivering a global food experience with impact for your next event

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Catering

Baobab Fare

Burundian couple Mamba and Nadia’s celebration of East African food and culture. A meeting place where all are welcomed and embraced.

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Detroit, Michigan, United States
Restaurants & Cafes

Be Kinder Coffee

A non-profit coffee shop working to bring human compassion to refugees and asylees.

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Dallas, Texas, United States
Food Products and Training Programs
Beautiful Day Granola workers laughing and cooking together in a kitchen

Beautiful Day

Beautiful Day helps refugees adjust to life in America by offering paid, on-the-job training. Every job in our company is designed to be part of a hands-on classroom where trainees gain critical skills and the confidence to enter the job market. At the same time, our award-winning products educate consumers about the refugee crisis.  Every purchase, […]

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Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Food Products and Training Programs

Between Meals

Sharing food from their homeland is helping the San Francisco Bay Area’s women refugees to resettle in a new country, while raising awareness of migration and its difficulties.

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San Francisco, California, United States
Cookbooks

Break Bread, Break Borders

Catering with a cause, where refugee women are mentored by professional chefs, restaurants, caterers and culinary consultants.

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Dallas, Texas, United States
Catering and Training Programs

Bridge

Dine with local refugee families and build bridges . Every experience connects people to the culture, cuisine, and stories of refugees.

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Community Dinners & Supper Clubs

Cafe Sunshine & SalamaTea

Cafe by day, restaurant by night. Fully run by refugees and asylum seekers. Specializing in Persian food.

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Catering, Cooking Classes & Experiences, and Restaurants & Cafes

Chefugee

Build appetites, not walls. Working together with refugee cooks from around the world to host unique culinary experiences and events.

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Madrid Spain
Catering, Community Dinners & Supper Clubs, and Cooking Classes & Experiences

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