On November 25, 2020 our guest Emily Hess, founder of Beacon Coffee Stand, joined Swoop to discuss her business and how her desire, and passion, to help combat human trafficking led to the creation of Beacon Coffee Stand. Through partnering with local organizations Emily has established a mission to serve high quality coffee on the go, while supporting local anti-trafficking organizations in the Oklahoma City area.
In this episode we hope you’ll learn about the impact human trafficking is having in communities across our nation and things you can do to help the victims.Tune in here at Swoopsworld.com.
Emily is a wife, busy mom, and founder of Beacon Coffee Stand. A few years ago, her heart was saddened and overwhelmed as she learned about human trafficking and the struggle survivors go through to transition from their hurtful past to a hopeful future. She discovered that counseling is essential and opportunities to learn life and job skills are key for long term success.
It was very clear how crucial it was to have services available. More than anything, Emily wanted to find a way to support this growing need in her city and state.
“I knew God was pressing me to not just sit and have pity, but to move forward towards a solution. As I have met with organizations through-out our city and state it has been brought to my attention how great the need is to have mentors, leadership training and career development opportunities made available… but how?”
After coming home from a vacation on the west coast, and seeing pop-up coffee stands everywhere, the solution finally became clear. Emily decided to create a drive-thru coffee stand with a social mission that would focus on three goals:
-To give hope and a pathway to freedom to human trafficking survivors by partnering with local anti-trafficking organizations,
-To provide a platform for community involvement,
-And be known for exceptional coffee and over-the-top service.
Since opening in October of 2018, she has moved to a storefront location in Northwest Edmond in the Deer Creek Community.
“We were able to host our first fundraiser in our new location in January 2020 and our first awareness event this summer. Its been an exciting 2 years and I can’t wait to see whats in store for 2021!”
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