Earlier this month, CoffeeCon LA 2018 brimmed with coffee enthusiasts, all coming together for a love of all things coffee. Our very own Restoration Roasters was glad to attend, and add their unique flavor and personality to the mix! This was an incredible opportunity for Restoration Roasters to build relationships within the coffee community and […]
Roasting Away Brokenness with New Job Skills
It is always exciting for me to hear stories of restoration that come out of our newer campuses and projects. One such campus is Restoration Roasters, our coffee shop in Corona that works in conjunction with the Corona Norco Rescue Mission. Over the past year two years, I have seen the value of hands on […]
More Than a Latte
We have a lot of interesting locations and projects, including a men’s ranch in Warner Springs, and our newest veterans housing in Orange County which is one of the first of its kind, but I think one of our most unique facilities is Restoration Roasters. Restoration Roasters is a specialty coffee shop in Corona, born […]
A Drop Of Hope
People of the Second Chance recently did a story on our Restoration Roasters project of restoring dignity to the homeless community through adding passion to the coffee industry. So often the homeless are viewed at worthless, without a name, without a story. But in many ways these people are no different than you or I. This coffee shop works to […]
Cover Stories
Story by: Carolyn Heinze STORYTELLING LIES AT THE HEART OF A CALIFORNIA CHURCH-BASED COFFEEHOUSE DESIGNED WITH A CAUSE WE ALL HAVE “A-HA!” MOMENTS WHEN IT BECOMES CLEAR HOW WE’RE GOING TO OVERCOME WHAT SOMETIMES SEEM LIKE IMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGES. FOR BLAKE RYAN, EVERYTHING BECAME CLEAR DURING A VISIT TO A COFFEE ROASTING FACILITY. As volunteer director of the Corona Norco […]
Roasters Stories
From the back of a Fullerton PD car, a suspect utters surprising words to his arresting officer. That suspect was Corona Norco Rescue Mission resident Raul Perez, one of the current baristas at Restoration Roasters coffee shop. *Photos C/O: Steven Georges The [then] meth addict sat in the back of the patrol […]
Restoration Roasters Grand Opening
The dark roasted coffee blends pale in comparison to the dark days in the past of the employees of the newly launched coffee shop Restoration Roasters in Corona. Watch this story by NBC4 sharing the stories of the most recent men residing at the Corona Norco Rescue Mission working at the newly launched Restoration Roasters […]
3 Days Left for Restoration Roasters
There are only 3 days left in our fund raising campaign for Restoration Roasters and I have some great news! We have been blessed with a donor that will match dollar-to-dollar up to $12,000 in donations for the next three days …. starting NOW! For every dollar that you give, your contribution will be DOUBLED. […]
Restoration Roasters Countdown
If you have not heard about our Restoration Roasters project yet, I would love to tell you a little bit about it, with only 10 days left in our fund raising campaign! Restoration Roasters is quality coffee with a cause. Anytime you purchase Restoration Roasters products, 100% of the net proceeds will go to support […]
Join the Revolution
There is a lot of buzz brewing over the latest with our Restoration Roasters coffee campaign. With 17 days left to reach our goal of $100,000 more and more people are talking about this exciting social enterprise. In fact, Peter Fischetti had some words about the campaign in his article in The Press Enterprise this week. […]