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Refill Cafe Open In West Jackson - JXN.MS 8.29.19

The former Koinonia Coffee House in West Central Jackson has been transformed.  It’s most appropriate for its new tenant, Refill Cafe, a workforce training restaurant, who hopes to bring transformation to young people in the city.

From idea to reality: Refill Cafe opens in West Jackson - The Mississippi Link 8.28.19

One thing the City of Jackson isn’t lacking – places to eat. From fine dining to local hole in the walls, on any given day in the state’s capital city you can get a plethora of good food.

One could ask, why another restaurant would enter the market place?

Refill Cafe isn’t just another eatery competing for business in Jackson; it is on a mission to transform lives.

Mayor Touts Dignity Economy as Refill Cafe Opens - Jackson Free Press 8.27.19

Jacksonians, businesspeople, cafe staff and local leaders filled Refill Cafe to capacity in celebration of the opening of the city's newest local eatery. After months of renovations, the cafe is finally open to serve the Jackson community sandwiches, soups and blue plates Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Refill Cafe Emily Stanfield & Jeff Good Now You're Talking Marshall Ramsey MPB Radio 8.19.19

Today we sit down and chat with Jeff Good, president of Mangia Bene Restaurant Management Group and Emily Stanfield, CEO of The Refill Jackson Initiative.  We’ll talk with them about the grand opening of their new restaurant Refill Café and all of the great work they are doing with The Refill Jackson Initiative.

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Refill Cafe to Offer Young Adults the Opportunity to Train - Northside 2.28.19

The countdown is on to the opening of a new café designed to give vulnerable young adults a leg up in entering the business world. Organizers hope to have the first class in place for the Refill Café by July or August.

Refill Café Hoping to Open New Doors for Jackson Community - Jackson Free Press 7.25.18

In the early afternoon on a Friday, Jordan Butler sat outside at Cups in Fondren, sipping on a coffee after spending the day working out the kinks of a grant application for Refill Cafe, a nonprofit workforce development cafe that will occupy the space that once housed Koinonia Coffee House just west of downtown.

Confidence Refilled - Portico Magazine 6.20.18

A house in West Jackson that has meant so much to so many, it has been a hopeful place in the community where any person from any walk of life can go and feel welcomed and comfortable. This house was once Koinonia Coffee House, a place that was started to help people and constantly facilitate a kind and loving environment. Now the house will be continuing that legacy with the help of Jeff Good and Jordan Butler. 

Jeff Good Explains How The Refill Cafe in Jackson, MS Plans to Refuel the Community - 5.25.18

This episode focuses on how local restaurateur, Jeff Good, along with a team of community leaders, are making a significant and generational impact right now in Jackson, Mississippi through the soon-to-open Refill Cafe.

Jordan Butler on the Purpose of Refill Cafe - Northside Sun 2.19.18

Project Manager Jordan Butler is a 2004 Murrah High School graduate. She attended Sewanee and now has two master’s degrees in public service and public health. Sun Staff Writer Megan Phillips spoke with Butler about what Refill Café will have to offer young Jacksonians as they take their first steps into the professional and adult world.

Refill Café Seeking Community Support - Find It In Fondren 8.10.17

A project to create Jackson’s first workforce training restaurant for at-risk youth 

Refill Cafe, called a “holistic approach to training,” will occupy the former Koinonia Coffeehouse, founded by Lee Harper, near Jackson State University.