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community contributions
give where you live
We believe if you want to make a neighborhood great, you have to actively contribute. We live and work in Kitsilano and are committed to making our neighborhood a better place for everyone.
Kits Beach Coffee achieves this through numerous community social responsibilities. We offer every employee a competitive equitable earning employee package. We are also the first to provide a community on-site Equitable Literacy Library. Our library highlights our commitments to supporting allyship, anti-racism and reconciliation on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples–Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xÊ·mÉ™θkÊ·É™yÌ“É™m (Musqueam) Nations.
Our settle-impact policy, green action program, and annual giving platform fortify our company's commitment to providing support, leadership, and contribution to our community. We might only be a corner cafe, but everything is an opportunity to be an integral example of how to be a good corporate citizen and neighbor.
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equitable Literacy Library
Why not read a good book, and reflect while you sip on your coffee?
Like many of you, we live in Kits and love it here! But there is so much more to Kits than just the beach, seawall, Kitsilano pool and Vanier Park. It's a rich tapestry of humanity. In partnership with IDream Library, our Equitable Literacy Library is curated to connect our community with literary selections that aim to offer thought-provoking ideas. With an abundance of BIPOC and LGTBQIA2S authors; this library is a visible representation that creates a safe space to read and learn.
Our wide range of books and interactive selections examine the intersections between colonial-settler history, climate, justice, anti-racism, cultural awareness, and gender that go beyond the binary.
All books and interactive selections have been chosen with the guidance of our partners and local businesses we support, these include; iDreamLibrary and the Young Activist Reading Room, The David Suzuki Foundation, Battered Women's Support Services, The Starfish Canada, The Building Allyship Community and Massy Books.
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We have books that encourage self-inquiry, healing, nurturing our eco-systems, essays and poems, and a sensory section for children and adults.
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We look forward to seeing you.
annual giving program
When you leave a tip, it starts a domino of giving. A percentage of all tips is wholly donated and matched by Kits Beach Coffee and numerous small businesses and individuals in Kitsilano.
Our donation matching program supports Battered Women's Support Services and the David Suzuki Foundation’s Ocean Conservation Programs.
Contact us to get involved this year.
where we give
Settler Impact Policy
We acknowledge living and working on unceded Coast Salish lands of the Sen’ákw, Skwxwú7mesh, Musqueam, and the Tsleil-Waututh Peoples. We will be contributing annually to organizations that directly support Indigenous women and youth in our local community. This includes supporting local Indigenous Artists and small businesses. As well as (BWSS) Battered Women's Support Services Programs.
Environmental Impact Policy
Our beaches and oceans are integral to life and need us to reduce our impact and contribute to climate justice. As such we contribute annually to the David Suzuki Foundation’s Programs.
Bridging the path of reconciliation and land-based support, we have established a pilot project with the DSF. The Kits Point Butterflyway has established over 20 Indigenous Friendship Patches, growing plant kin for local Indigenous artists.
We look forward to finding a way to work together.
Indigenous Friendship patches & the butterflyway project
This is a volunteer project chaired by Sarah Jamieson Consulting and in partnership with The David Suzuki Foundation.
As an extension of the Butterflyway Project, we are in our second year of implementing Indigenous Friendship Patches.
With the implementation of friendship patches, we hope to establish long-term relationships with Indigenous Artists and communities while addressing the following calls to action:
12 - Culturally appropriate Early Childhood Education
62, 63, 64, 65, 66 - Education and Reconciliation
92- Economic ReconciliationLand Access and Land Acknowledgement
The goal of the Butterflyway Project is to establish small habitats in our own communities for local bees and butterflies by planting native wildflowers in home gardens, patio gardens, schools, and any businesses with outdoor plants.
We are looking for passionate people about pollination who can create small habitat gardens near our cafe to join our Pollinator Project. We provide all the materials to get started; including seed starter packets and ongoing in-person/online events to learn and connect with your pollinating community.
For more information contact Sarah Jamieson, Director of Community Engagement & Sustainability
Contact us to get involved.
do you have a local action project you'd like us to consider?
If you have a local action project that aligns with our ethos we would be happy to consider how we can support you. Please email Sarah Jamieson, Director of Community Engagement and Sustainability at sarah@kitsbeach.com
to tell us about it. Thank you.
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