Double your impact in CafeSmart 2026 – BeanScene

CafeSmart 2026 is just around the corner, and StreetSmart Australia has announced a new matched fundraising initiative ahead of this year’s campaign.

Cafés that register to participate in CafeSmart between 13 and 20 July will have the funds they raise matched, doubling the impact they can create in their local community. StreetSmart Australia CEO Alan White says the matched fundraising week gives cafés another reason to get involved.

“The coffee industry has always shown an incredible willingness to support its local community. This initiative simply doubles what that generosity can achieve. It’s an opportunity for cafés to make an even bigger difference for people doing it tough in their own neighbourhoods,” says Alan.For more than 15 years, CafeSmart has operated around the idea that $1 for every coffee sold on one day of the year can help fund practical, local responses to homelessness and hardship.

Every dollar raised through CafeSmart is directed back into the communities where it is raised to support grassroots organisations delivering frontline services to people experiencing homelessness.

StreetSmart Australia says more than 300 cafés have already registered for CafeSmart 2026, with CafeSmart Day landing on Friday 7 August.