About us
The Café Counter
A simple entry point to support a traffic-free world, one consciously sourced cup at a time. We serve high-quality food and drinks to build awareness of, and engagement in, the movement to end human trafficking.
37 Main St, Durham
Name-your-price café
How it works
Much more than an average coffee shop
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You’re greeted
A friendly team member welcomes you and shares our mission and current fundraising goal.
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Name your price
Order what you like and make a “name-your-price” donation. We serve everyone, whatever they give.
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Learn as you sip
Discover how organizations fight trafficking through prevention, legislation, intervention and survivor aftercare.
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Become a conscious consumer
Learn how coffee, tea and chocolate move from raw material to your cup, and how to spot and support traffic-free products.
Our suppliers
Ethically sourced from amazing companies
Every product on our counter is chosen with care for the people, animals and land behind it.
Kaha Coffee Roasters
Speckled Ax Coffee
Brandywine
Arbor Teas
Aera Tea Co.
White Heron Tea & Coffee
Divine Chocolate
Equal Exchange
Enna Chocolate
Wholesome Sweeteners
King Arthur Baking Co.
Maine Root
Green Bee
The essential ingredients of [all] struggles for justice are human beings who, if only for a moment, if only while beset with fears, step out of line and do something, however small. And even the smallest, most unheroic of acts adds to the store of kindling that may be ignited by some surprising circumstance into tumultuous change.