Shanghai Charity Week 2026
If autumn has a taste, in Shanghai, it must be a mixture of coffee aroma and charity warmth.
During the 2026 Shanghai Charity Week (August 31st September 6th), the "Warmth of a Cup of Coffee" charity event will kick off for the fifth time. This is not just a festival for coffee enthusiasts, but also a ceremony for the whole city to connect with each other with kindness – making every cup of daily coffee a gentle force flowing towards migrant children and children with autism.
1300+stores, you can find 'coffee with love' just around the corner
This year, over 90 coffee brands and more than 1300 stores have joined this love relay. There are both old friends who have accompanied the activities all the way – Bear Claw Coffee, Novak Coffee, One Foot Garden, Laiyifen, Burger King, KFC, Youxin Coffee, Vietnam Zhongyuan Legend Coffee, FASSINO Fano, etc., as well as new partners who have joined – Arabica, Magic Focus Mai Centennial BOOCUP、 Chain brands such as Manpo Li and Qimachi Workshop Sheep Milk Coffee.
What is even more touching are the "small and beautiful" forces scattered on the streets and alleys: Coffee is on Xiangyang South Road, EAU CAFE, Cafe del Volcan, and Three Cubes on Yongkang Road, HAVEN LIVING Cafe on Jianguo West Road, BPC Coffee Bean Treasure, Ride Cafe&Mistro on Yongjia Road… Each one has its own personality and a heart of public welfare.
Not only that, this warmth has also drifted further away – Pudong Youfeng Xiaoyuan, Minhang Together Forest Breath, Qingpu Hongqiao Huagu and Zhujiajiao Dajiao Coffee, Jinshan Friendly Village Coffee and Zaishui Yifang · 㵘 Coffee, Chongming Green Island Coffee and Baima Coffee, Fengxian Xiaosen Coffee… The addition of rural cafes has made public welfare no longer limited to the city center, but truly enter daily life and daily life.
Community coffee is never absent. Xinhua Community Xinhua Lane Tiger Coffee, Dongming Road Community Lingyan Coffee, etc., as well as Shenhuo Cafe under each street's Shenhuo Pavilion, and 68 book publishing coffee spaces such as Xinhua Bookstore, Sanlian Bookstore, Shanghai Book City, Jiao Tong University Academy, Fudan Jingshi Bookstore, Zhongshuge, Dayin Bookstore, Sinan Bookstore, etc. – the fragrance of books, coffee, and goodwill quietly blend here.
Open Gaode Map, search for "Love Coffee Map" or enter "Gaode Charity" to find the nearest charity coffee point to you; Scan the QR code of the store activity poster to unlock more hidden versions of the Love Shop. The journey of a cup of coffee is a kind arrival.
Drinking a cup of coffee can do a good thing
☕ What's different about this cup of coffee, which you usually drink?
In Laiyifen, Burger King, One Foot Garden Coffee is、 Vietnamese Zhongyuan Legend Coffee, Arabica, Magic Focus Mai Bai Nian and other stores, every time you order a cup of coffee, you automatically contribute to public welfare projects; KFC and other stores have transformed into charity promotion platforms, using posters, cup stickers, and videos to make every customer who enters the store feel the warmth of public welfare.
Bear Claw Coffee, Laiyifen Laika, FASSINO Fano, Coffee is, Magic Focus Mai Bai Nian, Xingxiang Coffee, and others will hold warm and caring gift giving and creative interactive activities in their stores; Many independent cafes and community neighborhood shops in Xuhui District are led by managers to promote public welfare stories to customers, integrating goodwill into daily consumption scenarios
While drinking coffee, citizens can participate in public welfare through the following ways:
Scan the QR code inside the store: Scan the code at the Love Caf é to donate and assist in public welfare projects;
Online donation: Log in to Tencent Charity Platform, Taobao Alibaba Charity Platform, search for "the warmth of a cup of coffee" to participate in donation;
Forward casually: Share activity information to allow more people to understand and participate in public welfare promotion.
After citizens donate, they can receive an electronic certificate of love online and issue electronic receipts for public welfare donations, making the distribution of donations clear and traceable throughout the process. Donations made at 10 carefully selected "Warm Love Gift" coffee shops by the organizers can also receive warm love merchandise gifts. Every donation from coffee shops and citizens will help Shanghai's migrant children and children with autism.
Five years of accumulation, a city of goodwill that continues to grow
In its fifth year, 'The Warmth of a Cup of Coffee' is no longer just an event, but a city public welfare IP supported by the Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, mobilized by social organizations, assisted by corporate media, and widely participated by citizens.
Dozens of social organizations and Internet public welfare platforms, including the Yangtze River Delta Coffee Industry Association, Shanghai Food Association, Shanghai Lianquan Public Welfare Foundation, Shanghai Children's Welfare Foundation, Shanghai Radio, Film and Television Production Industry Association, Shanghai Guotai Jun'an Public Welfare Foundation, continue to mobilize coffee, cultural and tourism, catering enterprises to participate, and jointly carry out public welfare communication.
All donations will be received by the Shanghai Lianquan Public Welfare Foundation, and will be used exclusively for the "Guarding the Heart of Shanghai" mobile children care project and the "Sailing Starlight" autism children care project. Tencent Philanthropy, Gaode Philanthropy, Dianping and other platforms provide technical and traffic support to bring the "Love Coffee Map" into the view of more people; The Shanghai Radio, Film and Television Production Industry Association invites renowned artists to record public welfare videos to support the event; Core commercial districts such as Nanjing Road, Xujiahui, and Wujiaochang, as well as subway and bus electronic screens, will also play public welfare promotional videos in a loop, spreading a charitable atmosphere throughout the city.
Internet celebrities are also using the method of exploring stores to share public welfare stories on Xiaohongshu and Dianping, driving more citizens and tourists to join this warm relay.
This autumn, your coffee can be more meaningful
Step into the love coffee shops on the streets and alleys of Shanghai, order a cup of coffee you like, and donate a token of appreciation – your small gesture may light up a small wish for migrant children, or hold up a starry umbrella for children with autism.
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