Featured Community Partner for June

End Slavery Tennessee (ESTN) works tirelessly to advocate for human trafficking victims, educate communities across the state and the region, and inform legislators about the critical need to enact tougher laws so that traffickers are duly prosecuted. These important efforts have resulted in vigorous laws that make Tennessee one of the toughest states in prosecuting human trafficking violations. It also resulted in ESTN’s designation by the Governor’s Public Safety Subcabinet as the regional point of contact for 41 counties in Middle Tennessee for victim referrals. 

Read more about their work here. 

Play Like a Girl leverages the transferable skills middle school girls gain from sport to give them a competitive edge in the classroom and, ultimately, propel them into competitive, male-dominated careers in STEM as young women.

 PLAG's programs connect girls with inspiring women role models and mentors, unveil the many pathways to a STEM career, and guide them toward leadership—ultimately, building girls’ confidence for a future in STEM.  Learn more about their work here. 

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

Founded in Nashville in 1997, Thistle Farms provides housing, case management, healthcare, counseling, education, and employment for women survivors for two years - free of charge. Additionally, meaningful employment leading to financial freedom is instrumental in the healing journey. TF's three social enterprises - Body & Home, The Café, and Global Shared Trade - provide both gateway and permanent jobs for survivors, as well as revenue for the mission. 

The Sexual Assault Center was founded in 1978 to provide healing for children, adults, and families affected by sexual assault and to end sexual violence through counseling, education, and advocacy.  The founders' vision was to provide support to all survivors of sexual assault and to work to end sexual violence.