Where Community meets Culinary Delights
Food, Community, New Beginnings
At Our Place Café, every meal creates opportunity. Through food, culture, and community, we empower women to build confidence, share their stories, and create brighter futures.
Our Story
Our Place Café is a social enterprise that empowers women from migrant and refugee backgrounds, including those recovering from family and domestic violence or living with disability. Through training, employment opportunities, and community connection, we create pathways to confidence, independence, and belonging.
Our Empowering Mission
More Than Food. A Pathway to Confidence, Connection, and New Beginnings.
At Our Place Café, our mission is to empower women from migrant and refugee backgrounds—including those living with disabilities or recovering from family and domestic violence—by providing practical training, employment pathways, and a safe, inclusive environment to rebuild confidence and independence. We envision a connected and equitable community where every woman, regardless of her background, has the opportunity to thrive, share her culture, and contribute her talents.
Guided by values of empowerment, inclusion, dignity, sustainability, and community, we aim to create a social enterprise that nurtures skills, celebrates diversity through food, and reinvests its success back into the people and communities it serves.
What We Do
01
Training & Skill Building
We provide hands-on hospitality and kitchen training in a supportive, real-world environment. Participants gain practical skills, confidence, and work readiness experience at their own pace.
02
Employment Pathways
Beyond The Kitchen supports women to explore future opportunities through mentoring, volunteering, workplace experience, and pathways into employment and community participation.
03
Community & Connection
Our program creates opportunities for friendship, belonging, and cultural sharing through food, storytelling, and collaborative community events.
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A Safe & Inclusive Space
We are committed to creating a trauma-informed environment where women feel respected, culturally safe, supported, and empowered.
Our Impact
300+
community meals shared
Bringing people together through connection and culture.
200+
women supported
Building confidence, skills, and independence.
500+
hours of training delivered
Creating pathways to employment and growth.
20+
cultures represented
Celebrating diversity through food and community.
Stories of Change
Every story shared here reflects a journey of strength, learning, and belonging—showcasing the meaningful impact of community, opportunity, and support.
“Confidence and Connection”
“I started coming to the café to learn new skills. Over time, I gained confidence, made friends, and now I feel ready to take on new opportunities”
“I believe in myself again”
“The training gave me practical skills, but the biggest change was believing in myself again.”
“I’ve got a new job!”
“This place helped me feel part of a community again. I’ve learned about customer service and cooking, and I feel proud of what I can do now.”
“Sharing culture through food”
“I love sharing my culture through food. It makes me feel valued and connected to others.”
Our Partners
