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Community Hubs Use Pay-As-You-Feel Cafés, Aid Residents

6/24/2026

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Community hubs use pay-as-you-feel cafés and volunteer services to cushion residents from rising costs.
East Twickenham Neighbourhood Association and St Richard’s centres operate free or low-cost multi-service hubs.
ETNA welcomes over 1,400 people weekly and offers a café run by Real Junk Food Project volunteers plus financial, legal and health advice.
Brighton hub runs 67 groups, provides low-cost meals and enables seniors like 94-year-old Bernard Harrison to play table tennis.

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Story summary

Community hubs use pay-as-you-feel cafés and volunteer services to cushion residents from rising costs.
East Twickenham Neighbourhood Association and St Richard’s centres operate free or low-cost multi-service hubs.
ETNA welcomes over 1,400 people weekly and offers a café run by Real Junk Food Project volunteers plus financial, legal and health advice.
Brighton hub runs 67 groups, provides low-cost meals and enables seniors like 94-year-old Bernard Harrison to play table tennis.