The Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, has nominated Everton in the Community to receive the Freedom of the City of Liverpool for its pioneering charity work.
The city’s highest civic honour is expected to be formally agreed on Wednesday 24 January, with the Freedom ceremony itself taking place later this year.
Everton in the Community (EitC) celebrates its 30th anniversary in February, and has spent three decades tackling key social issues to create stronger communities and help some of the most vulnerable in the Merseyside region.
It improves the lives of 20,000 people every year, supports more than 1,100 children through their school sports programme and more than 1,000 residents have been helped into work thanks to their employment support.