Havenly

Havenly is a catering and community cafe business in New Haven, CT. It operates as a homestyle kitchen serving international flavors inspired by the Middle East, while functioning as a training space and community center for refugee and immigrant women. The organization builds community power through job training, education, and civic engagement, with all profits supporting these women. Havenly offers catering services and rents its cafe space for meetings, celebrations, and community gatherings. The business holds a rating of 4.80 based on customer reviews.

The cafe menu features wholesome and nourishing dishes rooted in the traditions and journeys of the Middle East, including lentil soup, chicken shawarma wraps, baklava, and Arabic coffee. Havenly runs a fellowship program that has graduated 134 women, with 90 percent of graduates securing employment and 80 percent engaging in community organizing. The organization was recently awarded a grant as part of the Elevating Migrant Leadership initiative, which aims to build inclusive futures. Its governance structure places decision-making power in the hands of the community it serves; members, who are alumni of the fellowship, vote in and out of the chief staff and Board Members. The staff is directed by two co-directors who make strategic decisions together, and the Board of Directors advises and supervises the organization. The goal is for 51 percent of all committee member seats to be filled by refugee and immigrant women from low-income backgrounds.

Located at 25 Temple St, the business sits on Temple Street, just a short distance from George Street and Church Street. It is about a tenth of a mile from Gateway Community College and the Cooperative Arts Magnet School, and near Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.

Havenly is known for its positive customer rating and its specific mission to support refugee and immigrant women through employment and community engagement.

Havenly combines Middle Eastern culinary traditions with a direct social mission, serving New Haven with both food and fellowship.