Coffee: Colby Itkowitz and Man

coffee: On any given day, there might be an elderly woman playing Scrabble with a man in his 20s, according to The Toronto Star. There might be a homeless man making coffee for a mother whose daughter recently died. By Colby Itkowitz The Washington Post Fri., Oct. 14, 2016 Inside a library in a depressed seaside town in Northern England is a room converted into a cafe designed to look like a grandmother homey living room. Seated on the vintage-looking couches and armchairs there will be strangers sharing stories, offering counsel and friendship. It the brainchild of Maff Potts, who made his career working with charities for the homeless in England. This community open space seeks to address the central issues that commonly lead to homelessness, addiction and poor health: Isolation and a lack of purpose. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.