We thought doing this at Goodison last year was a one-off for us but hearing some of the young people talk about the challenges they face from being homeless, nearly homeless, and all-around safeguarding left us humbled. The life-changing work that the charity helps with is truly amazing, and I knew when the email came through from Everton that we'd be signing up again

Please spare a pound or two or ten if you can

Thanks so much

Jules, Irene, Leanne and Lynne xxx

Home Is Where The Heart Is supports young people across Merseyside who are homeless or who are on the verge of homelessness through its residential house and extensive outreach initiatives across the region

In 2018, Everton in the Community opened the doors of a four-bedroom house which provides semi-independent residential living for young adults who have fallen on hard times. The property was purchased through the programme’s sponsored fundraising campaign which raised close to a quarter of a million to buy and operate a house which resides in the heart of the L4 area

Home Is Where The Heart also provides outreach support to young people across the region for those aged 16-23-years-old. Working with local organisations and authorities, the programme’s intervention is bespoke and centred around the individual’s needs to enable them to identify risks, build confidence, resilience and emotional coping strategies to enable positive choices to be safe and live independently

The outreach service also provides an extra layer of support for the young people who move out of the Home Is Where The Heart Is house, supporting them to live independently, manage a tenancy and put all of the skills they have learnt in the house to good use

Not only have those young people found residential support, we’ve also been able to keep them on track to find education, training and employment. They’ve achieved key life skills, been given guidance to manage their finances, help with mending fractured relationships with family and friends as well as support with their mental and physical wellbeing