Streetwork’s long-term vision is to establish our social enterprise café in Edinburgh, and provide a training & employment scheme for the homeless plus crucial funding for our core services.

In summer 2010 we opened the first phase of our new social enterprise project, Captain Taylor’s Coffee House. Located in Edinburgh’s city centre it is a takeaway coffee & sandwich/snack shop. All profits from this commercial venture are directed back into the work we do with disadvantaged and homeless people in Edinburgh. We aim to provide top quality coffee and snacks at fair prices in a welcoming atmosphere. In the 1930s Edinburgh’s Captain Charles Taylor bequeathed his entire fortune to assist and care for those in need, and in doing so the Old Sailor’s Ark was created. We are proud to continue the work that Captain Taylor began and named our new coffee house in his honour.

Captain Taylor’s offers superb coffee from local supplier, Artisan Roast, a selection of freshly prepared and home-baked snacks and FREE WI-FI. All served up by super-friendly people! Please come see us and make a difference to the lives of some of Edinburgh’s most vulnerable people just by buying a cup of (fantastic) coffee.

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