PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A local youth nonprofit that has helped dozens of Portsmouth teens is preparing to expand, with a new facility promising more resources, space and opportunities.

Big H.O.M.I.E.S. Community Outreach , currently operating the Little Homies youth enrichment and recreation center , is moving forward with plans to build a second, significantly larger location in the southside of Portsmouth.

“It’s going to be big. It’s a big building, it’s a big tall building, and it’s a big structure,” said Co-founder and Director of Big H.O.M.I.E.S. Eugene Swinson.

The new 11,000-square-foot facility will include classroom space, a gym, a food pantry and a computer lab.

Swinson says the grocery store is not nearby where they plan to put the building and considers the area a food desert

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