Church Hill Cafe With A Mission To Mentor

Sonya Feeser

Sep 5, 20212 min read

Perfect little mornings made possible by @frontporchcaferva 🤍 I stumbled upon this cutesy cafe by recommendation of a friend…and it is totally a hidden gem in my book! 😍 Front Porch Cafe is more than just a neighborhood coffee shop. It values community over everything and has a mission to help East End youth acquire marketable skills, while running a pretty good cafe with some tasty breakfast and lunch options! As a part of the Church Hill Activities & Tutoring (CHAT)’s Workforce Development Program, Front Porch is able to train and hire local adolescents aged 18-25 and provide them with mentoring and job experience before entering the workforce. Learning about their mission is actually what enticed me to finally try them out…and I was NOT let down. Now for the menu review!

☕️ Pictured are the Chai Latte and hot chocolate! I loved my latte and the cute robin egg blue mug it came in 🐦💙 Super tasty and SO inexpensive for the size! Did you know they serve Blanchard’s Coffee here?

🥪 For food, I ordered the grilled ham and cheese sandwich which gave me all the feelings of home-cooked food 🥰 Loved that it was oozing with cheese and they didn’t skimp on the ham🧀

🍔 Also pictured are the chicken breakfast sliders with potatoes which were almost too cute to eat (almost)

Front Porch Cafe has ample seating both indoor and outdoor and plenty of gluten free/vegan options. The cafe is located within a community center sponsored by Bon Secours and the Robins Foundation and is the perfect gathering space for people of all incomes. They even have a pay-it-forward program where you can help reduce the price of someone else’s meal. The atmosphere is so different here and I really can’t put it into words except that it makes you feel right at home. 🏠 I can’t wait to return and get some work done on my laptop while enjoying a latte and some chicken and waffles! ☕️🍗🧇 Front Porch Cafe is about so much more than coffee, and I hope you choose to support their mission to give back to the community too. 🤍