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 DtonNaam Ministries is a 501(c)3 non-profit charity in the US and officially became a foundation in Thailand in July 2010. It is currently a day program helping Thai individuals leave prostitution and find healing physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Our Coffee Shop/Bakery is the perfect job-training site for those who are in our program and needing new job skills and experience to become self-sufficient in the near future. Men and women are able to start new, legitimate work in a safe environment. We sell great coffee, cupcakes and muffins and hope to expand soon in areas of artwork. As Thai individuals create beautiful pieces of art, they can decorate the cafe with their pieces, using art to tell their own personal stories of healing and encourage others. We had hoped to open around April 2010, but had some major water and electric problems in the building so we are still renovating. However, we had a ‘whisper’ opening in March 2011 and hope to have a grand opening in June 2011. We are already training baristas and part time staff for the bakery and coffee shop. We are open every weekday afternoon at this point until we have more consistent workers.
Our budget is based on monthly gifts and fund-raising events. Once the coffee shop brings in a profit, that profit will go back into the foundation to provide scholarships for those wanting to leave prostitution and/or helping those at risk of entering the sex industry.
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