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Thistle Farms

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5122 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN, USA

EIN Number: 58-2050089

contact information

Phone: 615-298-1140

Hours: Closed

Mon 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)

Tue 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (EST)

Wed 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (EST)

Thu 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (EST)

Fri 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (EST)

Sat 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (EST)

Sun Closed

Website: http://www.thistlefarms.org

Email: customerservice@thistlefarms.org

NTEE Code: F20: Substance Abuse Dependency, Prevention & Treatment

MISSION - WHAT WE DO

Thistle Farms is a nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to helping women survivors recover and heal from prostitution, trafficking, and addiction. We do this by providing a safe place to live, a meaningful job, and a lifelong sisterhood of support.

VISION - GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS

Together, we heal by ensuring access to safe and supportive housing, financial independence, and a lifelong community of support. Together, we rise up against systems that commoditize, criminalize, and abuse women.

SERVICES - HOW WE DO IT

Thistle Farms Residential Program: Founded in 1997 under the name Magdalene, Thistle Farms Residential Program operates as a two-year, rent-free recovery community for women survivors of prostitution, addiction, and trafficking. The Residential Program offers housing, medical care, therapy, education, and job training to residents, without charge. Thistle Farms Body & Home: In 2001, Thistle Farms began its first social enterprise to employ residents and graduates of its Residential Program. Thistle Farms Social Enterprises has grown to include a natural bath and body care product line, the Thistle Stop Café, the Studios, and Thistle Farms Global. Thistle Farms Global: Thistle Farms Global was created to support women survivors of addiction, trafficking, violence, and poverty around the world through a Shared Trade marketplace. Shared Trade increases the share of profit margins for women in a variety of trades, offering women a space to experience economic opportunity and healing community. The Cafe at Thistle Farms: The Cafe at Thistle Farms is a local café built by the community, for the community. Thistle Farms opened the Café in 2013, creating a home to anyone who walks through the doors, whether for a cup of coffee or to join a movement. Thistle Farms National Network: In 2009, Thistle Farms began its National Education & Outreach Initiative to meet demand from organizations around the nation hoping to replicate Thistle Farms’ best practice model. The Initiative now offers free consultation and comprehensive education workshops to individuals and organizations who contact and/or visit Thistle Farms.