‘A safe haven’: Portsmouth nonprofit expanding with new youth recreation center

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…

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