Sacred Grounds Café at Central Café, a collaboration between St. Patrick Center, a ministry of Catholic Charities, and the St. Louis Public Library hosts grand opening event on December 20, 2023
St. Louis, MO – St. Patrick Center has expanded their workforce development program to the Central Café at Central Library in downtown St. Louis. Library customers and coffee lovers can now enjoy handcrafted drinks made by St. Patrick Center clients enrolled in the barista training program. Barista training is a St. Patrick Center workforce development program teaching clients new skills and on-the-job training in a coffee shop setting.
“Through our partnership with the St. Louis Public Library and the dedicated team at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis ministry, St. Patrick Center, we are thrilled to unveil Sacred Grounds Café – a space where community, culture, and compassion converge,” said Jared Bryson, President, and CEO of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
"We are very excited to bring Central Café back to service as an amenity for customers of Central Library. St. Patrick Center brings extensive experience to the café and a model that directly supports people in our community that need it most," said Waller McGuire, CEO of the St. Louis Public Library.
Join us on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, from 8:00am-9:00am for the Sacred Grounds Café grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at Central Library (1301 Olive Street St. Louis, MO 63101). Interviews with leaders from St. Patrick Center, Catholic Charities of St. Louis and the St. Louis Public Library before event start time can be arranged.
Built as part of St. Louis Public Library's 2012 restoration and modernization of Central Library, the café is located on the first floor and was a gift of the Orthwein Foundation.
St. Patrick Center (stpatrickcenter.org) Transforming lives and working to create a community where everyone has access to sustainable housing, employment, and healthcare. St. Patrick Center provides services to more than 4,400 people annually. St. Patrick Center is one of nine Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis ministries.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis (ccstl.org) was established in 1912 and serves the 11 Missouri counties within the St. Louis Archdiocese. Our mission is to bring the healing, help, and hope of Jesus Christ to those in need with a compassionate, caring presence.
St. Louis Public Library has 16 locations across the City and sees more than 2.3 million visitors each year. The Library has more than 4 million books and items in its collection, over 121,000 Library cardholders, and provides high-speed wireless internet access to nearly 2 million people each year. SLPL’s extensive digital resources include computer access, WiFi hotspots, computer classes, online learning resources, and access to three digital makerspace labs, called Creative Experience. SLPL provides learning resources and information services that support and improve individuals, family, and community life. For more information about St. Louis Public Library and its services, visit slpl.org.
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