Hagerstown, Maryland • Community-centered nonprofit

Healing, belonging, and measurable change begin in community.

Eliza’s House creates pathways from surviving to thriving through healing-centered support, advocacy, nourishment, creativity, and connection.

Start where you are

One house. Many pathways to healing.

Learn about the mission, gather with the community, or put radical love into action. Every path strengthens a more connected and caring community.

Understand the mission

See how healing-centered engagement guides our work with marginalized communities and moves people toward thriving.

Our approach

Gather and discover

Visit the Apothecary & Collectibles Bookstore—a place for thoughtful books, learning, conversation, and connection.

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Put love into action

Become a Love Warrior and help fund grassroots programs while receiving member access to the community bookstore.

Become a Love Warrior

Who we center

From survival to thriving is a shared journey.

Eliza’s House partners with people too often pushed to the margins, creating supportive spaces where dignity, agency, and community wisdom lead the way.

Our priority communities

Care • dignity • agency

Unhoused young people

Connection, advocacy, essential resources, and spaces that recognize young people as partners in their own healing.

Women navigating breast cancer

Compassionate community and pathways to practical, emotional, and financial resources throughout the journey.

The work in practice

Three pillars. One connected ecosystem.

Each pillar creates another point of entry into learning, nourishment, creativity, economic opportunity, and collective care.

Apothecary & Collectibles Bookstore

A gathering place where curated books, community learning, and the power of radical love meet.

Explore the bookstore

Food Sovereignty

Community-grown nourishment, sustainable practices, job training, and opportunities that strengthen local resilience.

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OmniData Center

A research, resource, and gathering hub where celebrations, meetings, and creative work help fund the wider mission.

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Community in motion

Come gather, learn, and celebrate.

Eliza’s House brings people together through learning, creativity, health, storytelling, and shared joy.

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Poetry Slam

Tuesday • 2:00–4:00 PM
Eliza’s House

Spoken word, community connection, and local resources come together to challenge addiction stigma.

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Lace & Grace Health Fair

Sunday • 3:00–5:00 PM
Eliza’s House

A welcoming health fair for breast cancer patients, survivors, loved ones, vendors, and supportive resources.

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Blooming Beyond Barriers Tea

Sunday • 3:00–7:00 PM
Springfield Farm

An elegant afternoon of fellowship, tea, games, and joyful community celebration.

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Love is a practice

Choose how you’ll show up.

Membership, volunteer energy, and direct giving help turn community care into sustained, measurable change.

Become a Love Warrior

Make a monthly commitment to the mission and unlock membership benefits through the community bookstore.

Explore membership

Volunteer your time

Lend hands to the community garden, events, fundraising, and other opportunities that move the work forward.

Ask about volunteering

Give directly

Help fund essential resources, education, mental-health support, and community-centered programs.

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A legacy carried forward

Built from love. Sustained by community.

Eliza’s House was founded in honor of remarkable women whose strength, compassion, and dedication to justice continue to shape a movement where every person is seen, valued, and uplifted.

Natacha Graham smiling outdoors

Natacha Graham

Founder

Bonnie Bell smiling outdoors

Bonnie Bell

Founder

Land acknowledgement

We name the history and stewardship held in the land where our work takes place.

Eliza’s House acknowledges that our site resides on the traditional land of the Massawomeck people, who have stewarded this land through many generations.
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