You can also mail a check to: Arboretum Coffee, PO Box 587, Fort Collins, CO 80522.
Help Refugees & Immigrants Move From Isolation to Belonging
Your gift today powers paid apprenticeships, life-changing mentorship, and real opportunities for refugees and immigrants in Northern Colorado.
When Maria arrived in Colorado from Venezuela, she dreamed of safety and belonging, but found herself isolated, navigating unfamiliar systems and struggling to find meaningful work.
Then she found Arboretum Coffee.
Because of donors like you, Maria joined our apprenticeship program, where she was welcomed, trained, mentored, and empowered to lead. She didn’t just learn to make great coffee, she built relationships, gained life skills, and became a leader who now mentors others.
Maria’s story is one of many. You can help write the next one.
What Your Gift Makes Possible
Your donation equips refugees and immigrants with:
Career Skills – hands-on training in barista, hospitality, and leadership
Life Skills – classes in financial literacy, workplace culture, and communication
Belonging – a safe, welcoming space to grow confidence and community
And it’s all done while earning a living wage.
Your gift goes directly to supporting apprentices like Maria:
$32 → Covers a life-skills training session
$68 → Provides one month of personalized mentorship
$150 → Funds a full hands-on training shift
$400 → Sponsors a financial literacy or career prep course
$700 → Supports one apprentice’s training and class materials for a full month
$1,600 → Fully funds one month of apprenticeship, including wages, mentorship, and training
Prefer to give by check? Mail to: Arboretum Coffee, PO Box 587, Fort Collins, CO 80522
Why Now?
Under today’s political climate, immigrants and refugees face increasing barriers: discrimination and attack, legal uncertainty, employment restrictions, and deepened fear.
Your support means one less person has to face those barriers alone.
At Arboretum, we don’t just train apprentices. We create healing spaces. We fight for dignity. And we help newcomers become leaders in their communities.
Whether you give $32 or $1,600, your gift says: You are welcome here. You are seen. And your future matters.
Together, we can build a stronger, more welcoming Northern Colorado—one cup of coffee and one life at a time.
Arboretum Coffee uses excellent coffee and goods to cultivate flourishing communities with refugees and immigrants in a dignified space that enables each person to thrive holistically. We do this by offering job-training and holistic development programs where refugees can actualize their potential.
Arboretum Coffee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit coffee shop in Fort Collins, Colorado, dedicated to empowering refugees and immigrants through a comprehensive year-long paid apprenticeship program. We’re committed to bridging communities and dismantling barriers that keep refugees and immigrants in low-wage, undignified jobs. Through our program, participants gain essential barista and business skills, life-skills training, mentorship, and cultural navigation tools to help them flourish economically and socially.
Organization name
Arboretum Coffee
2023
Tax id (EIN)
93-1969373
Category
Employment, Human Services, Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
221 W Prospect Road #100Fort Collins, CO, US
Loveland, CO, US
Wellington, CO, US, 80549