What

The Crescent City Cafe is an independent, grassroots organization based in New Orleans that is led by a team of volunteers and supported by donations. The Cafe is supported by multiple churches in New Orleans, including our host facility, Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church, and ministry partner St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church.

The mission of the Crescent City Cafe is to serve breakfast to New Orleans’ homeless and low-income residents with dignity and to connect young adults together in service to our community. We desire to demonstrate the love of God through our actions and our words. Founded in February 2009,  the cafe simulates a restaurant, complete with breakfast specials that change each month. The volunteer servers take orders from guests and run them back to the kitchen, where other volunteers are at the helm — cooking up the orders and plating the food. The cafe is hosted at 3900 St. Charles Ave (Rayne Memorial United Methodist).

The Crescent City Cafe is run by volunteers, who are all young adults living in New Orleans. (We appreciate the support of the entire community. Why do only young adults volunteer?)

The Cafe is supported entirely by donations, which are tax-deductible. If you would like to support the cafe financially, please donate online through PayPal or make checks payable to “Connect Missions” (our parent 501(c)3)and designate Crescent City Cafe in the memo. Mail checks to:Â
Crescent City Cafe
c/o St. Charles Ave Presbyterian Church
1545 State Street
New Orleans, LA 70118

If you have questions, or would like more information, please e-mail us or contact a member of our leadership team.