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Cafe supporting mental health closing in Kelowna

Third Space Cafe will be closing permanently in the coming weeks
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Ken Stober, founder of Third Space Cafe and Third Space Charity. (contributed)

Third Space Cafe in Kelowna will be closing its doors for good in the coming weeks.

The coffee shop has offered a safe gathering space while supporting mental health services through the launch of Third Space Charity, providing free counselling.

Founder Ken Stober said, 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœI was inspired over a decade ago to create a safe and barrier-free space for people, particularly students, to easily access services to address their mental health while also having a safe place to come, sit, enjoy a hot coffee, and build community and find peace. Knowing we have succeeded and created a thriving charity, serving so many students each year, is a gift and proof of our teams91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ hard work and efforts this past decade. However, I firmly believe in necessary endings and the power of where those endings can take us and, inevitably, better us. That said, we have made the decision to move on from the cafe to focus on our other community services and philanthropic commitments.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ

The space in the Landmark District will be taken over by Bread Co.

Third Space Charity will continue to support the community despite the closing of the cafe.

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Brittany Webster

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