evertonfc.com is reflecting on elements of the life-changing impact Everton in the Community [EitC] has had on a number of participants.

The Club’s official charity is currently engaged in Blue Family, the initiative jointly created with Everton following the coronavirus outbreak to combat isolation and support society’s most vulnerable members.

EitC operates more than 40 programmes and in 2019 had direct contact with more than 145,000 individuals.

Its Imagine Your Goals programme was established in 2008 and uses football to offer people living with mental health issues an opportunity to talk about their problems and seek help and support in a familiar environment.

Derek Goodwin is a Liverpool fan but he revealed how Everton saved his life through its mental health provision.

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EitC's award-winning mental health programmes have provided life-changing and life-saving support to people across Merseyside since 2007.

The Club and its official charity want to increase access to care through The People’s Place, a proposed open-door facility on the Goodison Campus which will deliver a range of mental health programmes and enable signposting to other services.

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