Wednesbury Bus Station Supervisor Sue Tycer found 75-year-old Jeff rough sleeping in the bus station.

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00:00Do you remember when you were sleeping on this bench?

00:02Yes.

00:02And how were you feeling?

00:04Low.

00:05Hmm?

00:06I was feeling low as it got.

00:07I know you were.

00:08I'm in all emotions thinking about it.

00:10A few weeks ago, every morning I came into work

00:13and there was an elderly guy sleeping where I'm sitting now.

00:18And I'd go up to him and say,

00:20are you okay?

00:21I'd seen him around Wensbury

00:23but I didn't know him that well.

00:25You know I'm fine, I'm fine,

00:27I'm getting the keys to my flat tomorrow.

00:29I said, are you okay?

00:31And he'd get up, he'd leave, never cause any problems.

00:34But then every night for the next week

00:39he would still be here in the bus station every morning

00:43sleeping on the hard metal seats.

00:45No cupboards, no seat.

00:47And I thought, this just isn't right for a 75-year-old male.

00:51So I contacted Streetlink, which is one of our partners.

00:56He lost everything in his house, his flat fire.

00:59He got the keys back to his flat.

01:01I run a local Wensbury page called Wensbury People on Facebook

01:06and put out a plea to the local community.

01:10And I was just overwhelmed by the response.

01:13He got a bed, he got a fridge, he got a settee, he got chairs,

01:17he got bedding, he got clothes,

01:19he got everything people could possibly need in the kitchen.

01:22All through the kindness of strangers.

01:24People just wanted to help.

01:28And I was just overwhelmed.

01:30And now he's back in his flat.

01:32I can't believe how grateful I am.

01:34I would have been dead.

01:35Every bus station supervisor would have done the same as I did.

01:38I can guarantee you that.