People are being encouraged not to give money to homeless people and to instead donate it to charities.
Locals are being invited to spread festive cheer this Christmas by donating a shoebox filled with gifts.
A homeless charity is holding a sponsored sleep out in a city churchyard to help raise awareness about rough sleeping.
Rather than an entry fee, festival-goers are asked to donate an item that might be useful for a homeless person.
Two students behind a successful tea company are trying to help those less fortunate with their Back-a-Brew Foundation.
Liverpool Homeless Football Club has received recycled clothes seized by the city’s Trading Standards officers.