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Help Bristol's Homeless have converted the former containers into accommodation fitted with a lounge, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom.
They hope each of the new homes will be able to house a homeless person for an entire year, reports Bristol Live.
A number of firms, including Colliers International, energy giant EDF Energy, and developers Barratt Homes and Balfour Beatty are behind the scheme, according to Bristol Live.
Army veteran and restaurateur Jasper Thompson, who founded Help Bristol’s Homeless in 2017, said: “Colliers has been fantastic. Without their help there would be two more people sleeping on the streets.
“We are so grateful to all of the businesses involved in this project, which are helping to improve the lives of rough sleepers.”
Jasper set up Help Bristol’s Homeless after feeling he needed to do more to help people on the streets.
He came up with the idea of converting former shipping containers into temporary homes.
Original article by Hannah Baker and Patrick Jack - Source Liverpool Echo
