What started as a way to use our creativity and bond as a family has
quickly grown into a mission to enhance our community and create
opportunities for local youth. Being based in a community where there
are approximately 1.19 liquor stores for every square mile (and also
lacking fresh food and drink options for our youth), we are diversifying
the market and bringing options that are highly sought after by young
people in the community. We are now a full service “build-your-own”
bubble beverage bar offering hand-squeezed and fresh-brewed teas and
juices. Our plan is to go mobile and “pop-up” in neighborhoods all over
the city that wouldn’t otherwise have access to alternatives to what is
offered at liquor and convenience stores. Our desire is to build
generational wealth, expand opportunities for youth through employment,
and ultimately expand into a brick-and-mortar. This brick and mortar
would serve as a social space for youth who – since the pandemic, and
due to the marginalization of the community – are lacking options for
socialization, and access to leisure activities and menu options readily
available in larger, more affluent communities. There is a demand, and
we plan to get our mobile unit up and running to meet the need, and
eventually cater to other needs of the youth in our community. We aren’t
attempting to just fill the gap, we are setting an example.