COFFEE ALLO: From the Seed to the Sip | From the Bean to the Bank. A Different Drip. A Different Sip. For a Different ZIP.
COFFEE ALLO: From the Seed to the Sip | From the Bean to the Bank. A Different Drip. A Different Sip. For a Different ZIP.By Pastor Kyev Tatum
New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
Coffee Allo is led by the Senior Pastor of New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church, located in Fort Worth’s historic 76104 ZIP code—a community long impacted by economic exclusion yet rich in faith, resilience, and untapped potential.
For decades, New Mount Rose has served as both a house of worship and a community anchor, addressing education, workforce development, public health, and economic justice. Under Pastor Tatum’s leadership, theology is expressed through action: creating real pathways for families to access skill, ownership, and sustainable income.
Coffee Allo is a faith-based strategy, born in 76104, designed to transform the conditions that have limited opportunity and shortened lives.
Rooted in faith. Grounded in community. Aligned with industry.
Executive Summary
ZIP Code 76104 is one of Texas’ most economically distressed communities and has the lowest life expectancy in the state. Concentrated poverty, limited workforce access, and high numbers of single-mother households have trapped many families in cycles of survival.
Coffee Allo is a specialty coffee cooperative and workforce engine designed to move single mothers from welfare to workforce, from survival to sustainability, and from exclusion to ownership—by placing them directly into the multi-billion-dollar specialty coffee value chain.
Women consume more coffee than men, yet inner-city single mothers are almost entirely absent from the economic benefits of the specialty coffee industry. Coffee Allo exists to change that.
Why Specialty Coffee?
Specialty coffee is a global, multi-billion-dollar industry built on:
• Skill and craftsmanship
• Ethical sourcing
• Storytelling and brand loyalty
• Community impact
Key roles include:
• Roasting and quality control
• Barista arts and hospitality
• Supply chain logistics
• Retail operations
• Entrepreneurship and cooperative ownership
Coffee Allo equips single mothers to move from consumption to leadership in this global industry.
The Innovation: Coffee Allo
Coffee Allo teaches single mothers the art, science, and business of specialty coffee, providing:
• Coffee science and quality evaluation
• Brewing, roasting, and sensory skills
• Hospitality excellence
• Cooperative economics
• Small-business and workforce readiness
The result is marketable skill, career mobility, and shared ownership, not temporary income.
The Meaning of “Allo”
Across languages, Allo means “Hello?”—a call seeking response.
Used by permission of Ms. Allo Williams, a single mother moving from welfare to workforce, the name symbolizes every woman ready to say:
“I’m ready for more.”
Coffee Allo responds:
“Hello. We hear you.”
Leadership & Partnerships
Housed at New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church and led by Pastor Kyev Tatum, Coffee Allo is a joint venture among:
• New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church
• Skills City, USA
• Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County
• The Inner City Coffee Exchange
• Texas A&M University’s Center for Coffee Research and Education
• What’s the Buzz Specialty Coffee (College Station, TX)
This partnership bridges faith, workforce development, higher education, and industry, creating a replicable model worldwide.
Core Elements of the Global Coffee Allo Model
1. Faith-Based Anchoring – Root initiatives in trusted faith-based community institutions.
2. Industry-Integrated Training – Teach skills aligned with real market demand.
3. Cooperative Ownership – Shift women from workers to stakeholders with shared profits.
4. Women-Centered Economics – Build flexibility and leadership into work for mothers.
5. Faith, Values, and Dignity – Ensure economic activity upholds human dignity.
A Model for Women Worldwide.
Single mothers everywhere face barriers:
• Limited access to capital
• Workforce discrimination
• Unstable income
• Caregiving responsibilities
Coffee Allo provides portable skills, shared infrastructure, and collective economic power:
• Urban centers: cafés, roasteries, training hubs
• Rural regions: cooperatives, processing centers
• Developing economies: strengthening women’s roles across the supply chain, from seed to cup
From Charity to Global Economic Justice
Traditional aid treats women as beneficiaries.
Coffee Allo treats women as builders.
When women gain ownership and income stability:
• Children stay in school
• Health outcomes improve
• Communities retain wealth
• Life expectancy rises
Coffee Allo is a global economic justice model, aligned with women’s workforce development, family stability, public health, and sustainable community investment.
Conclusion: A Call That Transcends Borders
Across languages, Allo = Hello?—a call seeking response.
Coffee Allo is the answer.
Different Drip. Different Sip. Different ZIP.
Anywhere women are ready to rise.
Coffee Allo is not just a program—it is a global invitation.
Contact
Pastor Kyev Tatum
New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
817-966-7625, kptatim1@gmail.com, www.newmountrose.com
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