Wellington's Beyond Barbed Wire group will receive a boost this May after finalising a partnership with Sydney-based boutique coffee shop Fat Poppy Coffee.
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Beyond Barbed Wire, a Barnardos program that works to support imprisoned and recently released mothers, will receive five dollars from every kilo of the 'Mayde for Mums' coffee blend that Fat Poppy Coffee sells across the month of May.
Describing themselves as 'ethical roasters', Founder of Fat Poppy Coffee Roasters Sasha McGinley believes that Fat Poppy Coffee should try to better communities they partner with.
"I believe that all Mums deserve the chance to be the Mum they hope to be and the Beyond Barbed Wire program, run by Barnardos Australia, ensures that Mums in need are loved and have the opportunity to thrive," Ms McGinley said.
Shiree Talbot, Bernardos' Beyond Barbed Wire program manager, was grateful for Fat Poppy Coffee's assistance.
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"We are so thrilled that Fat Poppy Coffee believes in our program and the difference that it makes for mothers and children in our community," Ms Talbot said.
"So often mothers have supported each other over a cup of coffee. With this new partnership, a simple cup of coffee will change the lives of many more women and give them a future."
The partnership will also extend to the supply of the organisation's 'Three Wise Women' coffee cart, which will be furnished with Fat Poppy Coffee beans.
The coffee cart is staffed by women mentored by the Beyond Barbed Wire program, who are trained as baristas.
The cart will be in attendance at the Wellington Public School's Mother's Day Celebration on Friday May 10 at 8pm and the National Families Week Event being held at Wellington Correctional Centre on Saturday 18 May.
