BariStars: Coffee With Ability

BariStars is CatholicCare Sydney’s social enterprise coffee cart program designed to provide disability support and the chance to gain hands-on experience in hospitality. From coffee-making and customer service to understanding small business operations, BariStars equips participants with practical, transferable skills that prepare them for future job opportunities as a NDIS support service.

Brewing a bright future for himself, BariStars freshly trained barista, Tom, says it best.

I liked learning how to make all the different coffees; flat white, latte, cappuccino. The thing I like most about being a barista is frothing the milk. I enjoy hearing the hissing noise as the milk froths.

To meet the goals of participants, the BariStars program provides valuable hospitality and employment skills.

During the Cafe Training Program, participants will learn to:

• Make and sell coffee
• Practice good food hygiene
• Deliver great customer service
• Make monetary transactions
• Master work experience in a mobile Café business!

Supported Employment Opportunity

Once fully trained, confident and qualified, participants may have the opportunity to work in the mobile Café business supported by our team.

BariStars are on board with working towards saving the planet and are encouraging its patrons to use reusable cups.

BariStars Café was established in 2023 and has since supported multiple Supported Employees through the Café Training Program.

The Legend has it that 9th-century goat herders noticed the effect caffeine had on their goats, who appeared to "dance" after eating the fruit of the Coffea plant. A local monk then made a drink with the produce and found that it kept him awake at night, thus the original cup of coffee was born.