Whatโs Up South Texas!: Cafe serves as recovery center for those battling drug, alcohol addiction
She has since opened a local cafรฉ called Comfort Cafรฉ which helps keep the residential recovery center operating. โIt is a recovery center helping families recover from their addictions,โ Lopez said. โSo we started in Smithsville where we have a womenโs program, a menโs program, and a family program on the campus. โI help everyone at the cafรฉ serving and connecting with people and letting them know we are more than just a cafรฉ,โ Payne said. That came with legal issues, homelessness, not knowing where my next meal is coming from.โAfter entering the program, Payne learned he was not alone.