With Simon’s Coffee coming up on a month without a new home, one faithful regular has launched a fundraiser to help owner Simon Yu keep his family of employees when he does reopen.
Kathy Dalton, a program manager at the Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition, had called Simon’s home most mornings. She misses the employees and hopes helping them cover immediate expenses like food and rent will mean they will still be available to return when Simon’s re-opens.
Dalton also led a fundraiser for Simon’s baristas during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising over $8,000 to help them make ends meet while the shop was closed…