Mutual aid · Reno, Nevada · Est. 2020

Food justice and mutual aid on Elko Avenue

A multi-generational, Black and Indigenous-led mutual aid hub, open 24/7. Everyone is welcome: come grow, eat, learn, and organize.

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101,440
Meals served
595
Events held
30
Community partners
20,000+
Neighbors served each year
24/7
Mutual aid hub
13
Programs and services

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Shelter

Good Neighbors Warming Center

Winter shelter for women and families

Community

Family Dinner

Sundays · 638 Elko Ave

About

Our story

Collective Liberation

2026 Prospectus

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Life in the garden

See what's growing, what's cooking, and who's showing up. Follow @hamptonhousegarden for garden updates, program news, and community moments.

A group of people joyfully posing together
 

Volunteers

Serving together

Squash and other vegetables on a cutting board
 

Harvest

Fresh local

Kids at Hampton House
 

Learn

Educating children

Construction wheelbarrow
 

Transformation

Hard work

Flowers bloom under a sunrise
 

Nature

Healthy bees

Kids petting a dog in a pink bandana
 

Education

Outdoor classroom

Contraceptive access and referral support
 

Support

Women's services

A garden full of people mingling
 

Community

Gathering together

Holding an egg
 

Harvest

Animals

Woman and child planting together
 

Education

Planting together

Volunteers posing with supplies
 

Volunteers

Putting on gloves

Volunteers hard at work in the garden
 

Service

Teamwork

Child celebrating the plant they just helped with
 

Learn

Ownership

Volunteers hard at work in the garden
 

Volunteers

Participation in the goal

Garden plants
 

Fresh

Growth

Several images of elders and children in the garden and food pantry
 

Service

Mutual aid

Hampton House Garden Project logo: a fist holding a leafy branch
About us

Rooted in abolition

A garden full of people mingling
Building thriving communities.

Hampton House Garden Project is a Black and Indigenous-led, anti-racist housing and food justice mutual aid model. It launched in October 2020 under the guidance of Native people, community organizers, local farmers, and willing Renoites from all walks of life.

We work with care and connection alongside historically under-resourced communities, the land, and the children to whom we owe an equitable and abundant future.

Our work centers:

Food and land sovereignty Housing justice Harm reduction Community care Direct action and solidarity

We believe that through mutual aid, community care, and direct action, we can achieve liberation for all.

What we work toward

Our abolitionist mission is to eliminate food insecurity, expand social infrastructure to meet the needs of the most vulnerable, and ground community care in the struggle for collective liberation. We focus on three critical needs.

Access to healthy food

Fresh, freeze-dried, and garden-grown food for anyone who needs it.

Housing advocacy

Warming centers, housing support, and resource navigation for neighbors without stable housing.

Land preservation

Environmental sustainability through the garden, the apiary, and food waste recovery.

Open 24/7 · 638 Elko Avenue

Programs and services

Programs we manage

Community garden A multi-generational growing space rooted in Black and Indigenous food sovereignty.

Youth and family mentorship and health Hands-on learning in the garden for children, parents, and elders.

Resource navigation Help finding and connecting with services across Reno and Washoe County.

Housing support Advocacy and support for neighbors facing housing insecurity. Through the Good Neighbors Warming Center, downtown Reno churches host women and families on a rotating schedule when county shelters are full.

Harm reduction A discreet, judgment-free supply hub serving the broader Reno community.

Apiary Beehives that pollinate the garden and keep our bees healthy.

Community organizing A place for meetings, art, music, and collective action.

Services we provide

Fridge full of portioned food
Produce ready to get picked up.

Refrigerator pantry Fresh food, plus freeze-dried items for long-term storage. No questions asked.

Reproductive care Supplies and sexual health education.

Crisis response and prevention Support for neighbors facing an emergency.

Peer support Support from people with lived experience.

Environmental and human rights advocacy Speaking up for the land and for our neighbors.

Education venue Space for workshops and classes.

Growing every year

YearEvents and meals
All to Current
30 partners		595 events
101,440 meals
2025
30 partners		295 events
35,000 meals
2024
25 partners		87 events
30,000 meals
2023
18 partners		72 events
24,000 meals
2022
11 partners		65 events
9,000 meals
Our goal for 2027

70,000 meals

Doubling our service.

Fund the future

Your donation saves lives

Funders like you help us expand our reach and grow our list of services.

🏠 Home ownershipGain ownership of the home, which is key to stable services.
❄️ Warming centersExpand life-saving initiatives like the Good Neighbors Warming Centers.
🪏 StaffHire staff to meet critical capacity needs.

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Community support

We are grateful for the community partners who help move the mission forward. We welcome the chance to collaborate with you and your organization.

Nonprofits The Black Community Collective, Reno Food Systems, and the Holland Project.

Mutual-aid groups, individuals, and businesses Including Great Basin Co-op, Beloveds, and Perenn Bakery.

Independent donors Neighbors and supporters who give what they can.

Volunteers People who build, plant, cook, and serve alongside us.

Food waste recovery Good food recovered from grocery stores and restaurants, with scraps composted instead of sent to the landfill.

Our founders

Lily Baran in the garden
Lily picking produce to share with her neighbors.

Hampton House Garden Project was started in 2020 by Lily Baran and her son, Oliver Welsch.

Lily Baran

Mom Musician Artist

Oliver Welsch

Son Musician

Contact us

Donations and partnerships
Lily Baran · itsmsbaran@gmail.com
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General questions
hamptonhousegarden@gmail.com
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Visit us
638 Elko Ave, Reno, NV
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Fiscally sponsored by The Black Community Collective, a federally exempt 501(c)(3) organization under IRS Section 170. EIN 87-4300730. Make checks payable to The Black Community Collective, or donate online.

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