00:00 very disappointed that we've had to reach this position.
00:03 Yes, if I could wave a wand, obviously,
00:08 I would do just that.
00:10 But no, we don't have any major potential donors.
00:15 And yes, really disappointed for the clients
00:20 we still have at the hostels.
00:22 And of course, for the staff.
00:24 And disappointed for the people who supported us
00:28 over the years with money, with groceries,
00:33 with bedding and things like that.
00:36 But yeah, but we finally reached this position.
00:40 But there are other hostels out there
00:43 which probably don't have the same ethos
00:46 as the House of Mercy.
00:48 It was set up with a no drink, no drugs arrangement,
00:53 but it didn't just provide people
00:56 with a roof over their heads.
00:58 It set out to reintegrate them into society.
01:02 So we would help them get medical assistance,
01:06 dental assistance, help them with obtaining housing benefit.
01:11 We would help them to find jobs.
01:14 We would help them find training, things like that.
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