More Than Coffee is a coffee shop located in the St. Louis area, but, as it’s name suggests, it’s so much more than that. That’s because the mission of this little shop is to ‘help challenged people one cup at a time.’ Owner Sam Malek, born with cerebral palsy, employs people with physical and mental disabilities, training them with skills that will ideally help them enter the workforce and move on to bigger and better things. This, of course, is a great opportunity for those handicapped individuals themselves, but it is also helps send a positive message to the community about the dignity of every human person.

Find out more about this lovely little shop on their website and in this interview with Sam Malek on EWTN’s Life on the Rock (their segment starts after the 11:00 mark). I’ll have to check it out next time I’m near St. Louis! Don’t live in or visit St. Louis? You can order Sam’s coffee to be delivered to your home!

Interesting: More Than Coffee got a face-lift a few years ago care-of ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Here is Sam’s priceless reaction and here is the beautiful new shop.