KBP began as a community initiative that allowed people to give
non-perishable food, hygiene products, toiletries, and other useful items to those in need by way of pantry boxes placed throughout local municipalities. In our first year of operation the community turned out their support in amazing numbers.

The Project garnered immediate support in a huge way from the City of Reno, City of Sparks, and Washoe County. From there we began direct outreach along the Truckee River to maintain the quality and safety of the river banks. Born from this concept was The River Stewards program which enabled us to more accurately focus our vision of outreach to the human needs and suffering present in the region.

As we demonstrated our success and vision the City of Reno and City of Sparks offered us the opportunity to work more directly in the camps as boots on the ground. Our staff began to identify individuals on the streets and more directly understand their needs and goals to no longer be housed on the streets.

The more we worked in the camps the more we realized that an almost universal need was the concept of a safe place to camp, a Safe Camp. Working in partnership with Washoe County alongside construction of the Cares Campus we proudly bid for and won a contract to operate the newly minted Safe Camp.

Today at Safe Camp we offer a housing focused low barrier emergency shelter targeting at risk individuals. Since opening in May of 2021 we have operated at or near capacity which has allowed us to transition our vision into our newest programs: GRIT (Grow Refine Integrate Thrive) and the Veterans Karma Krib.