About Us

Our Mission

Save the lives of cats while giving the community a fun place to meet and adopt them.

At the Black Forest Cat Café, we want to reduce the number of cats in shelters by helping them find their forever homes. We do this by giving cats a safe, cage-free place to stay, and by allowing people to visit and adopt them in a fun environment.

Why Cat Cafés are Important

Helping People

  • Spending time with cats can relieve stress, loneliness and grief.
  • A fun and unique place to study,  socialize or just relax.
  • The chance to be around cats without the commitment of ownership.

Helping Cats

  • A cage-free environment to explore and rest until they are adopted. 
  • Allows cats’ unique personalities to shine through.
  • The Café and Social Media gives cats lots of exposure to find the perfect person for them.

Helping The Community

  • Takes stress off of overpopulated  local shelters.
  • Accessibility for all ages and abilities.
  • Provides a meeting place for support groups and other local communities.

The Cat Crew

Black Forest Cat Café is a local business started by a Mother & Daughter in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After visiting Cat Cafes around the world and watching the number of stray cats in our city grow, we were inspired to open Fort Wayne’s first Cat Café!

Julie

I'm the founder of BFCC. I stepped away from a 25 year nursing career to start a dream come true of working every day with my family, cats, and coffee!

Emily

I'm the co-founder of BFCC and do the artwork/design! In my free time I like to be outdoors, care for my plants, cuddle my cats and play video games. My favorite drink is a Strawberry Matcha!

Joe

I'm a barista BFCC! I love people, cats, and coffee, and I have four of my own cats at home: Bear, Teddy, Hamza, and Iliari!

Ben

In my free time I enjoy going to the Gym and playing video games with my friends. I am pursing a career as an Electrician through the Anthis program.

Sairy

Hi, I'm Sairy! I love watching Attack on Titan, listening to music, and hanging out with my cats and my sister! My favorite drink is an iced dirty chai.

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Noelle

I have three cats: Daphne, Penelope, and Gracie. I enjoy listening to music, reading, and being around my family!

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Fang

Hi I'm Fang! I am a graduate student from UChicago. I enjoy taking care of the cats and making coffee here at BFCC. In my free time I love spending time with my fur babies; Azuki, Eda, and Apollo. I'm also a Chinese tutor, currently designing my own Chinese curriculum.

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Brooklyn

I'm studying elementary education and I have two cats at home; Leo and Chicken! In my free time I like to cook, listen to music, and embroider. My favorite drink is a caramel-vanilla chai.

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Claire

Hi i'm Claire! I am a high school math teacher who loves reading and listening to music in my spare time! I have one cat (so far) that I adopted from BFCC! His name is Tucker 🙂

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Sam

Hi! I'm Sam and I am a Senior in High School. I have two cats; Stella and Daisy! I love music, reading, and art!