S6 EP12: Brewing Change: Turning Everyday Passions into Advocacy with Jenny Barber at Talitha Coffee

<p>What if the thing you love could help change someone’s life?</p><p></p><p>In this inspiring conversation, Tracy Daugherty sits down with Jenny Barber, co-founder of <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://talitha.com/" target="_blank">Talitha Coffee</a>, to share how a simple passion—coffee—became a powerful tool for advocacy and restoration. What started as roasting beans at home has grown into a business creating meaningful employment for survivors of human trafficking.</p><p></p><p>Jenny shares the deeper need many survivors face after leaving exploitation. The need for dignity, purpose, practical pathways forward, and how their work is helping bridge that gap through job training, community, and opportunity.</p><p></p><p>But this story is about more than coffee. It’s about what happens when someone chooses to offer what they already have.</p><p></p><p>Whether it’s baking, creating, organizing, or simply showing up consistently, this episode will challenge and encourage you to see your passions in a new light: not just a hobby, but an opportunity to make an impact.</p><p></p><p>Shop Talitha Coffee: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://talitha.com/collections/retail" target="_blank">https://talitha.com/collections/retail</a></p><p></p><p>------<br /><br />Want to learn more about Freedom Challenge? <br />The Freedom Challenge US: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://thefreedomchallenge.com" target="_blank">thefreedomchallenge.com</a><br />Operation Mobilization USA: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://omusa.org" target="_blank">omusa.org</a><br />Instagram: @freedomchallengeusa / Facebook: @thefcusa</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://give.omusa.org/om/freedom-challenge" target="_blank">Support the show</a></p>