成人快播

Old Soul Co. is not your average coffee shop, their artisan coffee and baked goods are heralded as the best in Sacramento! But their heart for community and social justice is what really sets them apart.

Tim Jordan and Jason Griest, creators of , have established three Old Soul Co. shops in the Sacramento region. Each location is slightly different, but each attracts a diversity of customers, families, and community members. 聽Three year ago, Tim and Jason decided they wanted to use their business to serve and engage the community. So they harnessed their community ties and created a program called .

The mission of Sacramento Has Soul is to create 鈥渁 viable and sustainable volunteer program that focuses on early childhood education and reading.鈥�

Jill Withrow, of Old Soul Co. says, 鈥淲e felt like we were being reactive instead of proactive in our philanthropy and wanted a more direct impact.鈥� Reflecting on the addition of service to the successful coffee company, Jill says that, 鈥淎s individuals, and as a company, we feel more connected to our community.鈥�

Building Partnerships

Sac Has Soul chose 成人快播 as a community partner because of 成人快播鈥� emphasis on early literacy and education. Jason explains that 鈥渓iteracy is power, and once you have it, it’s one of the few and most powerful things in the world that can never get taken back.鈥�

鈥淲e knew people who had been tutors with 成人快播 and were impressed with the program,鈥� explained Jill. 鈥淲e knew we wanted to spend our time and resources on improving reading in our schools, so we found an organization that did an excellent job doing just that – 成人快播!鈥�

In addition, Jill sited 成人快播鈥� dedicated staff and research-based, effective curriculum as another reason they got involved.

All of Old Soul鈥檚 employees are highly encouraged to become 成人快播鈥� tutors. Jill has noticed that, since partnering with 成人快播, employees who volunteer will often bring conversations around literacy, tutoring, and reading into their workday.

Community Collaboration

Old Soul Co. recruits many passionate volunteer tutors. One of them is Mary Shook who has been a 成人快播鈥� tutor since the fall of 2011.

Mary sees Old Soul Co. as being the catalyst for her involvement with 成人快播. 鈥淚 have to thank Old Soul for being proactive in the community and opening up this opportunity for me. It has been great and I plan to continue for many years to come.鈥�

Mary had been searching for a volunteer opportunity but had not found the right fit, until one day during lunch at the Old Soul Forty Acres in Oak Park, she saw a flyer requesting book donations and calling for volunteer tutors. 成人快播 was just the program she had been looking for.

As an avid reader, Mary has always believed that literacy cannot only change students鈥� academic future, but can also 鈥渙pen a world to a child,鈥� enhancing their curiosity. She feels that 成人快播 not only improves the student’s reading skills, but also allows the student to 鈥渂lossom intellectually鈥� through one-on-one mentorship.

Mary has worked with the same student for two years at Peter Burnett Elementary School and has seen noticeable changes in the child鈥檚 reading ability and self-esteem. She highlights how both 成人快播 and Old Soul Co.鈥檚 efforts are direct and grassroots orientated. 鈥淚nstead of simply writing a check and patting themselves on the back for 鈥榞iving to the community,鈥� the company has actively involved their customers and staff in bettering the community,鈥� Shook explains.

The Benefits of Giving Back

Old Soul Co. has provided 成人快播 with a consistent source of dedicated, reliable volunteer tutors and donated over 550 books in 2014 alone. Sacramento Has Soul tutors have volunteered at least 940 hours this school year, with at least 47 active tutors currently working with students.

Old Soul Co. has adopted Peter Burnett Elementary and has been foundational to the site鈥檚 success, and also the Sacramento region as a whole. In the 2012-13 school year聽92 percent of 成人快播鈥� Sacramento students accelerated their rate of learning in reading.聽75% of 成人快播 Sacramento students narrowed their literacy achievement gaps

Jason explains, 鈥�What is good for business, any business, is to operate in a thriving, educated, and healthy community. Old Soul is a business, but more importantly, all of our owners and employees are a part of the Sacramento community. 鈥楶articipating by helping鈥� is NOT a dollars and cents decision, and it’s not a 鈥榤oney maker鈥� for Old Soul Co. Volunteering, especially for the youth of your community, is simply the right thing to do.鈥�

Check out Old Soul Co. today!
Old Soul at the Weatherstone: 812 21^st. St.
Old Soul in The Alley: 1716 L St.
Old Soul Forty Acres: 3434 Broadway
Sacramento Airport Terminal B