The recently-opened coffee shop uses beans from Talitha Coffee, a San Diego-based company that hires and provides holistic support for survivors of sex…
The recently-opened coffee shop uses beans from Talitha Coffee, a San Diego-based company that hires and provides holistic support for survivors of sex traffickingA new family-owned coffee shop in Lemon Grove is bringing the community together and making a difference in the lives of others.
"Talitha is a specialty coffee company that exists to employ, train and provide holistic support for survivors of trafficking," Jenny Barber, who helped found the business with her husband in 2022, said.Barber had worked in anti-trafficking doing advocacy and outreach for 14 years. She was frustrated that many survivors ended up back on the streets because of barriers to employment."My husband started off roasting coffee as a hobby.
So they did — and Talitha is making an impact through sales and employment. They have hired five survivors over the last year and created"It's an incredible thing to see survivors take pride in knowing that they were brave, and they took a bold step and now, not only is their life going to be changed, but the generations that come after them will be changed as well," Barber said.
How the community has responded to Talitha especially means a lot to Barber because she herself is a survivor of childhood exploitation. "To see people, whether they know it or not, that they're making an impact in their changing lives is just incredible," Barber said.Barber says their five-year goal is to employ 1,000 survivors and multiply the impact they are making through their partnerships.
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