Coffee at the Compassion Cafe
From Jersey Shore Matters by Valerie Segraves
February 10, 2026 · 15 min · Season 2 · Episode 27
About this episode
Biff Kennedy shares how a pop-up coffee cafe on LBI, staffed by neurodivergent individuals, transforms lives.
Coffee and Cream with a Dream. Biff Kennedy, tells the story of how a pop-up coffee cafe on LBI, with a neurodivergent staff, changes the lives of the servers, the volunteers and the customers
People in this episode
Host: Valerie Segraves
Guest: Biff Kennedy
Topics covered
- neurodiversity
- coffee culture
- community impact
- pop-up cafe
- employment opportunities
Keywords
- neurodivergent
- coffee cafe
- LBI
- community
- employment
- volunteers
- customers
Mentioned in this episode
Places: LBI
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