VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Located on Court Street off of Main in Visalia, you’ll find a coffee shop giving you the opportunity to fuel your day and a non-profit’s mission.
“All of the proceeds from our coffee benefit directly the Visalia Rescue Mission as we try to address homelessness and addiction in our city,” says Visalia Rescue Mission CEO Michael Simmon.
We love coffee.
We love Jesus.
And we love you.
(Not necessarily in that order!)
Come on in and enjoy a relaxing cup of flavorful coffee or a skillfully made specialty drink.
We are not like the national chains. With our three big loves in mind, we take the time to hand craft your drink with care. We don’t use formulized greetings and sales slogans squeezed in while we multi-task to make quotas. We prefer personal, genuine interactions.
While we’re happy to make your drink to go, we really hope you’ll come in and stay a while. In addition to great coffee, we want you to enjoy the rich goodness of sharing time with people. Bring a friend, your co-workers, your small group, or make some new friends while you’re here.
It’s our desire at Mission Coffee that you will experience some of God’s love through the baristas that serve you and through interaction with the people around you. Because we have experienced His love, we want nothing less than that experience for you.
Everything we sell supports the work of the Visalia Rescue Mission, where life change happens every day. The Mission confronts the life controlling issues of hunger, homelessness, and addiction through Christ-centered programs and services.
Thank you for the good you do with every cup of Mission Coffee you drink.
-Mission Coffee
Simmon says the non-profit coffee shop has had a steady stream of customers since it opened three weeks ago.
Ingredients are locally sourced.
“It starts with our beans — we partnered with Component Coffee Roastery, so our beans are roasted locally,” Simmon said.
Each menu item is Central Valley-inspired.
“You’re going to get a real taste of what the Valley has to offer when you come and check out our menu,” Simmon said.
Simmon calls it an easy way to build community and support the services of the rescue mission.
“We serve 300 people a night,” he said. “We operate emergency shelters for men, women and children. We also have a year-long addiction recovery program that’s free for our residents. One meal is about $2.79. If you come and spend $20 here, you’re feeding four people for a night.”
You can also support the rescue mission at their thrift stores. Simply Chic Boutique is right next door, and Rescued Treasures is on Mooney Blvd.
