A HOMELESS hostel in Boscombe is set to undergo a ‘DIY SOS’ style transformation.
Michael House in Grosvenor Gardens will be ‘modernised’ and ‘improved’ for its residents under the project by MC Plan and Site Services.
The facility has been providing emergency and longer-term accommodation and services to homeless people in the area for 30 years but is in need of a renovation.
Mark Horsford of Michael House said: “We have been supporting the homeless since 1992 and believe that each individual holds the key to rebuilding their own lives.
“In order to do that we need to offer a safe and pleasant environment for them to flourish, whilst providing the knowledge and skills required to enable our residents to support themselves going forwards.”
Poole based building inspector MC Plan and Site Services is behind the major project, and this month, has begun to discuss specific plans with Watts Holt Commercial Agents and Surveyors.
The project is set to include the conversion of an existing kitchen storage area to create a new downstairs accessible wet room, refurbishing the existing kitchen area and creating a new kitchen area from the existing dining room.
A new garden room facility will be built for activities, to include a smaller zone for one-to-one meetings and more personal support away from the main buildings.
Members of the public and local traders have already pledged time, materials and money to help carry out the project, but additional support is needed.
A spokesperson for MC Plan and Site Services said: “We have a huge task ahead of us but with the support of local volunteers who have already pledged their support, we know we’ll deliver a great project.
“We can start on some of the preliminary work straight away, while final drawings are prepared and statutory permissions processed and would appeal to any companies locally who may have spare stock or any surplus supplies that they may like to donate to us, however small.”
A donations page has been created for the project. Visit it at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/michaelhousefundraising
