100% OF PROFITS FIGHT HOMELESSNESS THROUGH EMPLOYMENT.
Change Please Ireland is a charity which launched in August 2024. We are part of a global coffee brand which started in London in 2015 and we put 100% of our profits into employment programmes for people at risk of homelessness. What makes our programme unique is we have mental health support intertwined within our programme. We work with charities to create employment pathways for work-ready individuals and support them into sustained employment. Our mission is to tackle homelessness through the power of support, employment, social enterprise and great tasting coffee!
Our aim is to create an eco-system of businesses that come together to empower people to break the cycle of homelessness.
We work with organisations to bring their social value commitments to life and create meaningful impact for diverse and marginalised communities.
HOW WE DO IT:
What started as a single coffee cart in Covent Garden, London, has grown into a training programme that now supports people across the UK, Ireland, France and the US.
In Ireland we work with charity partners to refer individuals into our Change Please Barista Training programme.
GOVERNANCE
We use 100% of our profits from coffee sales to fund our mission and Impact Programmes. We never have, and never will, take money out of the business through director’s bonuses or dividends.
Cemal Ezel, CEO and Director
Cemal is the Founder and Co-CEO of Change Please Ireland CLG; his passion to tackle homelessness is the driving force behind our mission.
Alison Egan, CFO and Director
Alison is the CFO of Change Please Ireland CLG, a qualified ACA with Deloitte where she spent 9 years before becoming CFO for Jimmy Choo & LK Bennett. She met Cemal in 2017 and has been with Change Please ever since!
Dave Pepper, Director
Dave has worked in Marketing for over 25 years in France, the UK & Ireland, holding senior roles at Wall Street Institute, O2, Virgin Media & Twitter. Also a qualified cricket coach and barista, Dave is excited to support Change Please's growth in Ireland.
OUR PARTNERS IN IRELAND
