Blairton and Brenda Hampton

Communities thrive when people invest in them.

Blairton and Brenda Hampton were born and raised in Alamance County, where they experienced the deep segregation of the 1960s. Reflecting on the 1990s and 2000s, they recall the efforts to mobilize voters across the county.

Blairton was a member of the Gentlemen of Alamance, a group of African American professionals in the community. Many members held prominent positions in the county and would be called upon to help ease social tensions between Black and white community members.

Blairton and Brenda learned that many people in food insecure areas did not know how to cook vegetables and often resorted to fast food. This inspired them to found the Hampton Family Mobile Kitchen, an initiative that provides individuals in underserved communities with healthy cooking and eating classes. They originally hoped to reach 10,000 people in three years, but the initiative was so successful that they accomplished this goal in 11 months. The Hampton Family Mobile Kitchen continues to encourage healthy choices and provide healthy cooking to neighborhoods around Greensboro.

The Hamptons attend a couples class at First Baptist Church where they learn how to grow spiritually in their relationship and become the people that God wants them to be. Brenda greatly values the learning, exposure, and camaraderie that the class has provided her.

Blairton and Brenda continue to serve their communities, believing that communities thrive when people invest in them.