A community cafe takes on one of Liverpool’s thorniest social challenges

‘We stick together, and we never see anyone struggle’

Dear members — Mollie recently visited Paper Cup Coffee, a cafe that gives its proceeds back to the homelessness charity Paper Cup Project, and caught up with founder Michelle Langan. Michelle grew up in Liverpool and returned in 2015 to see the city centre was struggling with finding places for the homeless. She told Mollie about the heartbreak and determination that comes with fighting on behalf of the homeless community.

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