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STREET PAPERS & SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

INCOME & EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS

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BY: EMILY TAYLOR, PHILADELPHIA NLC 2021

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THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF STREET PAPERS (INSP)

126 Street Papers in 35 Countries

  • Street papers exist to provide an income opportunity and a platform for advocacy for people experiencing homelessness and poverty.
  • At their core, street papers are a social enterprise and a way for “vendors” experiencing homelessness to earn an income.

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�PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL CHANGE

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

Exist to make the world a better place.

  • The goal is to reinvest the profit into projects that create positive social change in communities.
  • Social enterprises create employment and investment in the local community.
  • They use the money generated to tackle social problems or provide training and employment opportunities for people who are unable to access work.

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HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY, & UNEMPLOYMENT

Philadelphia 2021: The State of the City

Philadelphians experience homelessness at any point-in-time.

Unemployment rate as of December 2020,

18.2% unemployment rate in June 2020.

Philadelphians live in poverty.

5,634

9.3%

1 in 4

*The PEW Charitable Trusts, April 2021 Report

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BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT: PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS

Barriers to Employment

  • Individual Barriers:
    • Mental Health
    • Trauma
    • Substance Use or Abuse
    • Physical Disability
    • Lack of skills or training

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  • Institutional Barriers:
    • Temporary work or inconsistent pay
    • Social stigma & discrimination related to homelessness
    • Lack of internet access or permanent address
    • Criminal history
    • Shelter regulations (hours, lack of security, lack of sleep)

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Barriers to Employment

Intuitional Barriers

Criminal history

Social stigma & discrimination

Lack of permanent address

Lack of internet access

Shelter regulations

Shelter hours lack of sleep

Temporary work or inconsistent pay

Individual Barriers

Mental Health

Trauma

Substance Use or Abuse

Lack of skills or training

Lack of education

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INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR EMPLOYMENT

Individual Placement and Support (IPS),

Also known as “supported employment”

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Social Enterprise Intervention

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Work Skills Training

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Transitional Jobs Programs

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ONE BEAN AWAY�A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE EMPLOYING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AS BARISTAS

Our Vision:

  • We believe that everyone should have a chance to succeed and that no one should have to beg for money to survive.

Our Mission:

  • One Bean Away creates income opportunities as baristas for individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty.
  • We offer no-barrier income opportunities through our social enterprise coffee carts that lead to growth, independence, and self-sufficiency.

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ONE BEAN AWAY: KEY OBJECTIVES

Create meaningful income & personal growth opportunities for individuals experiencing homelessness or poverty.

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Develop socially-conscious & scalable activities that benefits individuals who are homeless and society as a whole.

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Identify and engage key program stakeholders, investors, partners, and participants.

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Focus on revenue generation & reinvestment of funds to further our mission.

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE INTERVENTION��Benefits for individuals experiencing homelessness.

Provides paid orientation and technical training, in an empowering and community-based setting.

Teaches business-related skills such as accounting, budgeting, marketing, and management to establish their own social enterprises.

Revenue-generating venture established to create positive social impact and a peer community.

Connects people to mental health and housing supports, and a community network for future employment opportunities.

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WHY COFFEE?

Worth of U.S. Coffee Market.

20% increase per year of specialty coffee sales.

Independent coffee shops.

$18 Billion

1/5 live in urban centers.

$12 Billion

U.S. Daily Coffee Drinkers

Consume 400 million cups a day

150 Million

Low-barrier to entry and start-up costs

Sold through drive-through cafes with visible location (up to 500)

average 9oz cup:

$3.49 espresso, $2.38 coffee

250 cups

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ONE BEAN AWAY: OUR APPROACH

  • Open Opportunities:
    • No barrier income opportunity.
    • Paid orientation and training.
  • Inclusive Community:
    • Giving back and a hand up.
    • Peer mentors.
  • Economic advancement opportunities:
    • Promotions within One Bean Away.
    • Job opportunities with local neighborhood partners.
  • Holistic approach:
    • Social services, mental health support, housing partners, job training, advancement.

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SCALABLE, MOBILE MODEL

IT’S ABOUT MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY’RE AT – ON THE STREETS AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

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COMMUNITY: CROSS-CULTURAL CONNECTIONS & PARTNERS

LOCAL COFFEE SHOPS

INVENTORY, SOURCING, TRAINING

NONPROFITS, SHELTERS, & SERVICE PROVIDERS

PARTNERS FOR BARISTAS, PEER MENTORS, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

HOUSING PARTNERS

PROVIDE HOUSING TO OVERCOME HOMELESSNESS

LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS

PROVIDE JOB TRAINING/HIRING PARTNERS

“BARISTA” EMPLOYEE RESOURCE PARTNERS

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NEXT STEPS

Investors

Secure investors to cover start-up costs and monthly operational costs.

Identify

Identify key stakeholders, baristas, and partners.

Conduct

Conduct a market research and feasibility study.

Create

Create a coffee business plan and timeline, including start-up costs, monthly operational costs, and competitor analysis.