Giving Back Podcast

Maggie Kane opened A Place at the Table cafe in January this year, and it has a unique pay-what-you-can system. People believe it’s a cafe just for the homeless, but it’s not! Anyone can go and contribute. Although the cafe was recently opened, this project has been four years in the making, because, as Maggie says, special things take time to build! Maggie explains how her cafe helps people, the volunteers that work for her, and what the face of poverty really looks like.    Key Takeaways: [3:10] Maggie started a pay-what-you-can cafe and explains how it all works.  [6:10] Maggie has been building this for the last four years, but the cafe has only been open this year.  [7:30] It takes time to build a community! You have to build it one relationship at a time.  [9:20] Maggie had no experience with entrepreneurship or creating a non-profit, but was able to find really good people to help make this cafe a reality.  [13:25] The menu does have a suggested price, but often people want to pay more because they wan