Welcome To The Monkey & The Elephant!

Welcome To The Monkey & The Elephant!

OUR MISSION IS TO FORTIFY FORMER FOSTER YOUTH WITH PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, EMPLOYMENT, AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY AS THEY TRANSITION INTO ADULTHOOD AND INDEPENDENCE.

The Monkey & The Elephant is Philadelphia’s first and only non-profit coffee shop employing and supporting former foster youth. By choosing to purchase coffee and baked goods from our shop you are also supporting the former foster youth in our program.

Our Impact

The M&E Program is a job and life skills program that seeks to equip youth who’ve aged out of foster care with the tools necessary to make the transition to self-sufficient adulthood. Youth engaged in the M&E program are surrounded by a community of supportive adults that they can rely on both during and after their time in the program. Participants are employed at the M&E cafe while participating in the program.

Thank you to our past and current funders:

Give the gift of M&E

Treat your friends and family to a M&E gift card! Every purchase helps us employ and support young adults aging out of the child welfare system. Thank you!

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