6 Ways to Support Women Survivors at Thistle Farms

When you get involved at Thistle Farms, you are directly supporting women survivors of trafficking, exploitation, and addiction as they heal and reclaim their lives. Here are six impactful ways you...

Ink of Hope: Equipping Tattoo Artists in Tennessee to Combat Human Trafficking

Human trafficking affects communities across Tennessee, often hidden in plain sight. Among the tools traffickers use to assert control over their victims are tattoos—symbols, names, or phrases that...

Human Trafficking: How to Spot the Signs and What to Do

Human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing criminal industries in the United States. Commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) among trafficked individuals specifically is estimated to generate app...

What is Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation?

Every year, thousands of individuals in the United States engage in commercial sexual activity—not by choice, but because survival demands it. For some, this story includes an exploiter pulling the...

Support Life-Changing Programs for Women Survivors this GivingTuesday

This GivingTuesday, join us in lighting the way for women survivors of trafficking, exploitation, and addiction. On December 3, 2024, help us reach our $100,000 goal to support Thistle Farms’ miss...

Thistle Farms' #GivingTuesday Social Media Toolkit

Join us for #GivingTuesday on December 3, 2024, to support Thistle Farms in reaching our $100,000 goal for women survivors of trafficking, exploitation, and addiction.  Why Thistle Farms? 💭 Since 1...

The Café at Thistle Farms Partners with The Well Coffeehouse

Thistle Farms and The Well, two beloved Nashville institutions, are proud to announce a new partnership that brings together their shared missions of service and community. Starting this month, The...

Healing Through Psychoeducational Groups at Thistle Farms

At Thistle Farms, we know that healing from trauma goes far beyond just providing safe housing or access to health care. True healing happens when a woman has the tools, confidence, and safety to t...

Holiday Scents that Employ Women Survivors

At Thistle Farms, we view love as a powerful catalyst for change. It’s not merely a feeling; it’s about taking meaningful action to create pathways to freedom and healing for women survivors of hum...

Thistle Farms Announces New Board Members and Staff

Nashville nonprofit welcomes new board members, officers and advisory council members, and new hires to advance mission, collaboration, and impact.

Lighting the Candle Around the World: How Thistle Farms’ Shared Trade Program Unites Survivors Across Borders

Discover how Thistle Farms' Shared Trade program lights the way for survivors across borders, uniting communities through healing and love.

Graduation at Thistle Farms - Most important day of the year

Eight graduates joined our lifelong sisterhood of support this May.   When you enter the Café at Thistle Farms, there is a photo in the entryway of the newest graduates from our two-year resident...

Advocacy for Women Survivors of Exploitation: Thistle Farms' Journey to Washington D.C

Forging connections and inspiring change  In June, Thistle Farms' CEO Tasha Kennard and Director of Communications & Advocacy Amanda Clelland took a crucial step in advancing the organization...

Grace and Second Chances: Thistle on the Inside

A beacon of hope  In 2013, Thistle Farms took a bold step to support women survivors of human trafficking and prostitution by launching Thistle on the Inside (TOI) at the Tennessee Prison for Women...

A Look Back at the Revolutionary Love Conference

“What does Revolutionary Love mean to you?”  This question is what kicked off our Revolutionary Love Conference as 175 attendees gathered from across the country and world to meet at the Loews Vand...

Honoring Juneteenth in Nashville

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. This historic day is a time for reflection, celebration, and recognition of ...

Thistle Farms Job Readiness Program Grows Alongside Opportunities

After establishing safe housing and a pathway to healing for each woman who enters the Thistle Farms Residential Program, the next step she makes is toward meaningful employment in one of our socia...

Thistle Farms at the Ryman: Revolutionary Love

On March 19, 2024, the Thistle Farms community gathered at the Mother Church of Music, the Ryman Auditorium, to celebrate the idea of Revolutionary Love - a driving force behind the work that Thist...

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