Liverpool Six Community Association

Liverpool Six Community Association was established in 2005 to support to needs of all local residents in the most disadvantaged parts of Liverpool. As a vital local community hub, we offer an open door to our community, providing a wide range of different services, activities and support in an area of high need. Over the years, these have evolved as local needs have emerged and our success in supporting local people is in large part to their own involvement in what we do. In this way, we help thousands of local people who are vulnerable and often living in poverty or situations of deprivation. A core part of our work is in tackling the root causes of poverty and we achieve this through an extensive donations service to residents from across the area who are most in need. This includes a number of different donation services, these being: a foodbank, clothing and basic items, new school uniforms, a recently developed ‘Baby Bank’ specifically for new mums to access cots, prams and baby clothes for free as well as free meals for children in poverty as part of youth club sessions run throughout the week. Services are provided by community workers and volunteers who combine practical support with vital financial/money management strategies, signposting and advocacy to partner organisations and vocational/employment advice and training. All of which breaks the cycle of poverty experienced by local families in desperate need of help. We also provide a wide range of recreational and social activities that engage and involve local people, helping to build stronger communities and reduce isolation. These run from both our centre in Everton and in partnership with other VCS organisations around the city and include lunch clubs, afternoon teas, cabaret nights and garden parties. We also engage local people in activities that promote active healthier lifestyles recognising that in areas of high deprivation the impact upon health and wellbeing can be substantial. We are based in Everton, which is identified as the fourth most disadvantaged ward in the country as per the indices of Multiple Deprivation and provide support to families and individuals in need.