Dialogue Coffee House

Dialogue Coffee House, a local coffee house, joined our job training and employment program for adults with disabilities on April 3, 2023. This partnership allows Capper Foundation to meet the growing needs of our community and enhance our job training and community placement initiatives. This local favorite breakfast and lunch stop aligns with Capper’s mission and allows the organization to support more individuals in the community with career training and opportunities to be valued and enjoy access and independence to advance their hopes and dreams. 

Caitlyn Halsey, founder, and the Dialogue team's efforts to provide employment opportunities to adults with disabilities, whose care may be outside of Capper’s services, complements the support of our Adult Day and Residential clients in job training and placement. Expanding access to employment for all adults with disabilities through extended opportunities helps meet the needs of our community.

In Fall 2023, two new locations opened to further our mission and enrich our communities. The expansion allows us to employ additional individuals living with disabilities teaching them life skills, providing them hard-earned paychecks, and helping them find purpose in their work so they can be contributing members of our society.

In Spring 2024, a fourth location opened at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) in Topeka. This partnership blends Dialogue’s commitment to employing individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities with BCBSKS, a local company, embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion in everyday work.

On April 30, 2025, a fifth location opened inside Stormont Vail Health's Administrative Center in Downtown Topeka. It opened to reinforce both organizations commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and the empowerment of all individuals in the community, regardless of ability.

On September 5, 2025, a sixth location opened inside the School Of Applied Studies at Washburn University. The new location in the middle of Washburn University’s campus keeps Dialogue employees, who have recently graduated from high school, connected to peers their own age and engaged in a vibrant, college community. The partnership exemplifies how Capper Foundation, Dialogue Coffee House and Washburn University are working hand in hand to create a stronger, more inclusive future for all

ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT STORMONT VAIL ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 

For more information about Dialogue Coffee House or to place an order online, visit https://www.dialoguecoffeehouse.com/. To keep up to date on events including coffee flights and Abilities Day, follow Dialogue on Facebook and Instagram.