Repurposed hostels
When we temporarily closed our hostels at the end of March 2020, we sought out ways to support the national effort and offer up our hostels to those most in need.
Working with partners in the charity and local government sectors, we secured a number of contracts that resulted in nearly 20 hostels being repurposed to accommodate key workers and the most vulnerable members of society during the pandemic crisis.
The majority of these hostels are now operating again as normal.
Repurposing our hostels to support those most in need may only have been a short-term change in our long history, but it is one that we will look back on with great pride.