Two brothers bullied at school for "smelling" found refuge at the L6 Community Centre, which runs an after-school youth club and a free laundrette for people who can't afford washing machines.
Opened in 1999, the community centre on Queens Road in Everton, is on the frontline of the cost-of-living crisis, helping deprived communities hit hard by rising prices.
County ward councillor Gerard Woodhouse is the charity's chief executive. Between phone calls, staff asking questions, and sips from a Diet Coke can, he flips through pages lying on his desk.
