HONEST GRIND COFFEE

You can now enjoy sustainably sourced, locally and ethically produced hot drinks in the ODAC foyer, thanks to Honest Grind!

ABOUT HONEST GRIND

Honest Grind Coffee is a radical employability programme and speciality coffee roastery brought to you by Camden Council's Integrated Youth Support Service.

They provide bespoke employability training and paid work to young people from some of London's most disadvantaged communities. Their programmes build self-esteem, develop work skills, and create clear pathways into employment.

They only work with the industry's best and source green coffee with a score of 86 or higher. They guide their young participants to expertly roast the beans and prepare coffees to barista standards.

HONEST GRIND @ ODAC

Daniel Pitt, Creative Director at ODAC, said:

‘ODAC's bright and airy foyer has been crying out for a coffee shop for years. "Where round here can I get a good coffee?" is one of the most heard questions from our team on the front desk, and now finally the answer is "Over in that corner".

Back in May 2023, I first saw an announcement of Camden's Honest Grind project launching, and immediately ordered their coffee for our office. That was quickly followed by an email to our friends in Camden Youth Service asking for an introduction, and then a meeting with the wonderful Marsha. The staff team has been drinking their coffee ever since, and now all our visitors can!

With ODAC's focus on supporting localism and social action, partnering with Honest Grind as a Euston neighbour with a radical outlook makes total sense. ODAC is about collaboration; collaboration is a conversation, and a drink is a period of time to have that conversation. Have a coffee in our foyer and be open to what opportunities it might create, for you or a young person.’

MORE INFORMATION

Honest Grind is open in our foyer seven days per week from 9am - 2pm (from 10am on Sundays). They will be selling:

• Honest Grind Coffee

• A variety of teas and hot chocolates

• A selection of baked goods

• Packs of Honest Grind Coffee beans and ground coffee

Photographs on this page were taken by Alice Horsley. Find out more about Honest Grind here.