People Loving Nashville, a local non-profit organization that brings relief, community, connection, and restoration to the most vulnerable and unhoused in Nashville, announces the flagship location of their online coffee roasting company Paradeisos Coffee Company. Coming this year, Paradeisos Coffee Shop will be opening on West End (2813 West End Ave. - the former location of Three Brothers Coffee).
In 2022, powered by People Loving Nashville, Paradeisos was birthed as an online roasted coffee company. The sole focus of Paradeisos was to provide job opportunities to those familiar with the journey of being unhoused. With the coffee roasting growth, they are embarking on a physical location and coffee shop. The location is significant as the coffee shop will be just two blocks from where PLN began 15 years ago.
“Since our launch, our coffee roasting operation has grown from one employee to four," shares Joey Godinho, People Loving Nashville Director of Restoration and GM of Paradeisos Coffee Company. "A dream of providing low-barrier job opportunities to those familiar with homelessness was born and has flourished. The opening of our flagship storefront provides even more opportunities to engage, educate and provide jobs that support growth and healing to these resilient employees and many more of our friends and neighbors. We are excited to build paradise here on West End.” Paradeisos Coffee Shop will provide their incredible coffee and baked goods along with breakfast and lunch while supporting the restoration program at PLN where they labor alongside those coming off the street to find stable housing toward restoration of mind, body, and soul.
ABOUT PARADEISOS COFFEE COMPANY: Paradise: A place of peace and unity, where love and dignity reign. Everyone can experience paradise, starting by sharing an excellent cup of coffee with a stranger. Purchases from Paradeisos Coffee Company help restore lives, providing employment, dignity, and healing to a person familiar with homelessness and the hardships of life. Together, we can build paradise one cup at a time. For more information visit: http://paradeisoscoffee.com
ABOUT PEOPLE LOVING NASHVILLE: People Loving Nashville was unintentionally established in 2008 when a group of friends shared several hot meals with some homeless individuals on a cold Thanksgiving night. The experience changed something in them, and they continued to bring supper downtown once a month. Once a month soon turned into a weekly tradition. From a two-burner stove in a bachelor pad to a commercially outfitted kitchen at church, PLN has continued to grow and expand, learning and maturing along the way, all against the backdrop of friendship Our skilled staff and trained volunteers seek to form relationships that bring a Christ-centered, evidence-based pathway to sustainable hope, healing, and restoration. We begin the process by assembling meals, preparing clothing and supplies for distribution to hundreds, and providing emergency response to serve the disenfranchised of our city in public spaces, low-income apartment complexes, homeless camps, and more, every weekday. The non-profit organization is celebrating its 15th anniversary this Thanksgiving. For more information visit: https://www.peoplelovingnashville.com/
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