(Portland, OR) -- The owner of a longtime Portland coffee shop is reaching out to the public to stay afloat. Patty Roberts, owner of Jim and Patty's Coffee has started a Go-Fund-Me to keep her business open. Roberts cites financial struggles, including COVID-era debts, the rising costs of doing business, and her focus on caring for her husband, Jim prior to his death last year. So far the online fundraiser has raised nearly 23-thousand-dollars of its 250-thousand-dollar goal.