AKA:
Magdalene, Thistle Farms Cafe, the Shop at Thistle Farms
Description:
Community of women who have survived prostitution, trafficking, and addiction; the social enterprise is comprised of the two year residential program, known as Magdalene, the Thistle Farms Marketplace, the Thistle Stop Cafe, and Shared Trade, a global fair trade marketplace. They provide a safe place to live, a meaningful job, and a lifelong sisterhood of support.
Hours:
Store/business hours:
Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sat 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Thistle Stop Cafe hours
Mon 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Tue - Sat 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
Sun Closed
Handicap Accessible?
Yes
Is Shelter?
No
Volunteer Opportunities:
Thistle Farms welcomes individual and group volunteers (up to 8 people per group) to work in a variety of their departments. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. Email volunteerinfo@thistlefarms.org for more information.
Address Listings
Physical (Primary)
5122 Charlotte Avenue
Nashville, TN 37209
Contacts
Phone Numbers
Thistle Farms Main Office
(615) 392-1140
The Shop at Thistle Farms
(615) 465-0564
Thistle Farms Residential
(615) 320-5325
Thistle Stop Cafe
(615) 953-6440
Legal Status:
Nonprofit (Incorporated)
Services
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Description
The Shop at Thistle Farms offers gifts from woman-led justice enterprises. Purchase Thistle Farms handmade Home & Body products and shop baskets, jewelry, apparel, household textiles, and more from partners around the globe.
Hours
Store/business hours: Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Sat 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Eligibility
Anyone may shop at the store.
Fees
Prices vary.
Intake Procedure
Walk in or shop online.
Geography Served
- Tennessee
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Sumner County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Cheatham County
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Telephone Numbers
Description
Thistle Farms is a nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to helping women survivors recover and heal from trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. They provide a safe place to live, a meaningful job, and a lifelong sisterhood of support. The social enterprise is comprised of the two year residential program, the Thistle Farms Marketplace, the Thistle Stop Cafe, and Shared Trade, a global fair trade marketplace.
Hours
The recovery program operates 24/7. Store/business hours: Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Sat 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Thistle Stop Cafe hours Mon 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Tue - Sat 7:00 am - 3:00 pm Sun Closed
Eligibility
Selection of women for entry to Magdalene is based on an individual's history and current circumstances as they meet agency mission and admission criteria; does not discriminate and operates without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, or religion. Thistle Farms does not offer emergency housing. A woman entering the Magdalene program must: have a history of prostitution or trafficking in addition to an alcohol and/or drug addiction and be willing to commit to a two-year residential program (The residential program is not a transitional housing program). Magdalene is unable to offer services to: pregnant women or women who have young children living with them; women on the sex offenders registry; women with outstanding criminal charges, or men.
Fees
The 2-year residential program provides housing, food, healthcare, therapy and education without charging residents. Residents and graduates of our residential program are employed in one of our social enterprises.
Intake Procedure
If interested in enrolling in the residential program, please fill out the online Entrance Request Form or call the Thistle Farms residential number. In order to remain active on the waiting list, referrals must continue to make contact with staff on a weekly basis. Can serve 28 women at one time.
Geography Served
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- Davidson County
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