SAME Café

Community | Dignity | Healthy Food

Do you know someone who struggles to access healthy food consistently? Has that person ever been you? At SAME Café, we believe that everyone deserves access to nourishing meals — not just to survive, but to feel seen, safe, and valued. This Colorado Gives Day, your support ensures that those life-changing moments — a warm bowl of soup on a cold day, a refreshing fruit salad after hours in the sun, a bottomless pot of coffee after a sleepless night — remain accessible to everyone, regardless of ability to pay.

Operating for the last 19 years on East Colfax Avenue, SAME Café is a participation based cafe where people have the option to volunteer their time, donate any amount of money, or give fresh produce in exchange for a meal.  

Our mission is to create community through healthy food access 

and provide a dignified dining experience.

November is also Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Month. 

Early giving begins November 1st, and it’s a powerful time to honor the dignity of every person who walks through the doors at SAME Cafe doors. Your donation helps us continue creating community through healthy food access — the very heart of our mission.

Since 2006, SAME Café has been a welcoming space on East Colfax where guests are greeted with dignity, served phenomenal food, and invited to participate in a model that values everyone. Many of our guests volunteer for their meals, and they’re only able to do so because of your generous financial support.

Why give now?

The recently withheld SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, have left families and individuals with fewer resources to put food on the table. With this shift, SAME Café is prepared to fill the possibility of increasing demand. Instead of donating money for a meal, guests have the option of volunteering their time instead; and as always kids eat for free. Your financial support directly fills the gap left by these cuts — ensuring that no one is turned away and everyone is fed with dignity.

Your donation would also support our free cook-to-work program which provides specialized culinary training necessary to enter the workforce.  

SAME Café Values in Action

• Whole People: We care for the mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing of every guest. SAME is a place to feel nourished — in body and spirit.
• Belonging: Every individual is welcomed with respect and honored for their unique contributions. We uplift all voices and foster true inclusion.
• Phenomenal Food: We prioritize local, naturally-grown produce and sustainable practices. Every meal reflects our commitment to health and community.
• Participation: Guests contribute time, money, or produce — because purpose and connection are essential to human dignity.
• Leadership Through Service: We model food justice and social entrepreneurship through programs like Cook to Work, internships, and volunteer opportunities.

This Colorado Gives Day, make the pledge to be the soup on a cold day and the coffee that comforts the soul. Be the champion of healthy food access — So All May Eat.