Equip + Empower + Employ
Your purchase is providing hope and dignity to those affected by extreme poverty, trafficking or addictions.
LOCALLY and GLOBALLY
LOVE PEOPLE. LOVE COFFEE.
THE KILNSCowork + Social Club memberships coming soon! Sign up for email communications to learn more.
Join us December 12th for a sneak preview + enjoy an early-bird membership
discount, hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and a tour of The Kilns next door at 115 W Wesley.
ABOUT THE KILNS: sign up to learn more
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ETHICAL FASHION BOUTIQUE
Our Freedom Brand partners create opportunity for those overcoming trauma + hardship, in the U.S. and globally.
Your purchase is
Equipping + Empowering + Employing women in order to give them hope & dignified work.
COFFEE SHOP WITH A MISSION
You are an important part of a global story that invests in coffee farming communities in order to provide fair wages and respect to farmers
who work tirelessly to provide
your morning java.
We guarantee the best coffee that is sourced ethically and grown by free men and women globally.
BUSINESS LOUNGE & CO-WORK THINK SPACES
Enjoy our co-working spaces or rent a room hourly for your meetings, showers, parties or events. Your rental supports local women survivors.
LOVE PEOPLE. LOVE COFFEE.
Coffee Shop Offerings
organic fair trade and direct trade
OUR COFFEES MEET HIGH STANDARDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
ORGANIC ESPRESSO (OE)
Our signature espresso blend is rich and complex with aromas of dark chocolate, butterscotch and praline. A deep, silky, amber crema with a sweet, caramel finish.
SISTERS
(My Half Signature Women-Produced Blend)
Sisters is our tribute to female coffee farmers around the world. As the specialty coffee industry has made notable strides toward gender equity, women-produced offerings have increased in availability and quality. To celebrate these exceptional coffees and the dedicated producers behind them, we’ve blended selections from small-scale, women-led farms in Latin America, Africa, and Indonesia. The resulting cup is balanced and chocolatey with a pleasant acidity and light citrus and tropical fruit notes.
SUMATRA HIGHLANDS
Single Origin I Organic I Medium Roast
From the northern tip of the western Indonesian island of Sumatra, this roast has notes of molasses, spices and pineapple. The rich, volcanic soils and unique cultivars create a cup profile prized for its complexity and rich, syrupy body. Sourced from the most reputable Fair Trade cooperatives that are dedicated to continuous quality improvements as well as providing economic and social benefits for their many members. This lot of Sumatra Fair Trade/Organic Highlands comes from the Arisarina cooperative.
ORGANIC DECAF
Shade Grown
A seasonally rotating selection of shade-grown, water-process decaf beans chosen to maintain a consistently full-bodied, low-acid coffee with a sweet finish.
MEXICO Kulaktiv
Single Origin I Organic I Medium Roast
Located in the highlands of Chiapas, the group now boasts more than 250 members who grow fairtrade coffee at elevations ranging from 1,350 to 1,800 meters. After years of dependence on outside organizations, Kulaktik – meaning “vine” in the Mayan language Tzeltal – now carries its own export license and continues to focus on quality improvements. The result is a coffee rich in flavors of plum, dark chocolate, and concord grape with a medium body.
PEACEMAKERS
Organic I Medium Roast
As a straight shot, our Fairtrade Peacemaker Espresso carries notes of cherry, lemon and spicy chocolate to create a bright, full and balanced espresso.
GUATEMALA QUETZAL
Single Origin I Organic I Light-Medium Roast
This exceptional roast coffee is produced on the southwestern shores of Lago de Atitlán. It is there that Tz'utujil-speaking, small-scale Mayan farmers grow typica, bourbon, caturra, and red and yellow catuaí cultivars at an average of 1,600 meters above sea level. The full body and juicy acidity take flight when rounded out by flavors of milk chocolate, citrus, and tropical fruits.
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Products that Provide
Proceeds from every purchase you make go to one of the many causes we support, both locally & globally, such as human trafficking, extreme poverty, homelessness, addictions, environmental or teen mothers.
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My Half Kitchen
Do you like to cook or bake?
Our team of volunteers work alongside the women of My Half nonprofit kitchen, empowering and building friendships with those who have been affected by trauma.
Volunteer with us on Tuesdays and Thursdays 12-5:30pm.
Host A Small Event
Are you an advocate for social justice?
Maybe a professor or representative of a non-profit?
Share your knowledge and experience at one of our events.
Educating people and raising awareness is a valued part of our organization. We want to be a community that learns and grows together. Your expertise is valued.
Propel Women
Propel My Half is a multi-generational chapter existing to equip all women to become better leaders and influencers.
JOIN US MONTHLY!
Chapter Meetings
Every 3rd Wednesday of the Month 7-8:30 PM
Learn & Grow
Every 2nd Tuesday of the Month 12-1 PM
social justice trailblazer
Meet the Founder, Renee Pollino
As the daughter of Puerto Rican and Italian immigrants, Renee's mixed heritage has given her a unique lens to view the world. She is the CEO and founder of My Half of The Sky, a social justice coffee shop that addresses social concerns and systemic injustice through opportunity. Renee is passionate about creating hope & bringing healing to women with obstacles to employment due to poverty, addictions, trafficking or life as a refugee.
She believes opportunity & relationships are essential to helping women live a better story. Renee has worked for over 20 years with grassroots organizations that remind both men and women that there is hope after trauma or hardship. She believes opportunity gives dignity and value. Renee desires to trail blaze the concept that businesses and Capitalism can use the marketplace to build sustainable enterprises while doing good.
Renee is a member of: Women’s Speakers Collective, Propel Women, and Fair Trade & Ethical Fashion Movements
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