A community centre which offers free food to families struggling with the cost of living crisis has blamed ‘social cleansing’ after being ‘evicted’ from three sites in seven years.
Having come to the UK as a refugee from the Ivory Coast and Congo in 1998, she says she knows what it’s like to struggle, and worries about the impact of the closure on those who use Homegrown for basic necessities.
‘After paying her bills and taking care of the kids, she sometimes has to just feed the kids and not eat much herself. It’s sad to say that, but that’s what happened today.’ Alongside feeding locals, Homegrown aims to assist vulnerable young people at risk of falling into youth violence or crime. Homegrown claim Notting Hill Genesis originally said they could have their site on Ashley Road until 2023 ‘A lot of people we work with don’t feel they’ve been supported by the police, they don’t feel safe.
An NHG spokesperson says the company rented out the space on a temporary basis after acquiring it to provide 353 residential homes, alongside non-residential space. ‘Homegrown did not have a tenancy, but we kept them updated on the date they needed to vacate and offered them an alternative option, which they refused.’
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