DRUG abuse, sexual health, mental health issues and homelessness are just a few issues tackled at The Warren Young People's Project.
Put bluntly, there are people who would not be alive today, had it not been for the city centre charity.
One 25-year-old woman, who wished to remain anonymous, is among those to turn to the Hull city centre charity for help.
She was spending more than £1,000 a week to fund her heroin and crack habit – that was until she found somewhere to turn for help.
"I've injected in every vein in my body, they've all collapsed," she said.
"I'm not proud of it, but my experiences have made me strong and the person I am today.
"I'm clean now, but if it wasn't for my workers and support from The Warren I'd probably be dead or still an addict."
The Warren's project funding has been severely reduced by central government cuts, which have filtered through to local government commissioning.
The future of the centre is uncertain as Hull City Council is in the process of re-tendering its youth services, which could see grants to The Warren cut further.
At a time when the centre welcomes in at least 100 people every day, the charity faces one of its biggest challenges yet – not just helping some of the most vulnerable people in the city but keeping its doors open to help them.
Charmaine Wombwell is among those to get in touch with her concerns.
"From my experience, The Warren has been an invaluable resource to many young people in Hull, offering advice, support and education, as well as simply being a safe space for people to be," she said.
"My feelings whenever I have visited The Warren is that it is a place of community where positive creative interests are encouraged and nurtured, empowering those that go there, and enabling them to find ways to a better future.
"I find its imminent closure terribly sad and worry what the young people of the city of Hull will do without it."
The centre has seen its funding slashed by almost three-quarters in the past three years and is now facing a£42,000-a-year cut which will threaten 17 staff jobs and the whole future of the charity.
Rhys Robinson, 17, said: "The Warren means a lot to me, all the staff and everyone who comes to The Warren.
"It has kept me and a lot of other young people off the streets.
"Whenever I need to speak to someone about any problems I have, the staff are always there for me, or any other young person who has problems.
"I and many others want The Warren to stay open to help us and the next generation of young kids."
A 20-year-old man, who did not give his name, said: "The Warren has helped me in ways that no one else has, because if it wasn't for The Warren, I wouldn't have had counselling in regards to my family issues and anger problems.
"I wouldn't have the friends I have nor would I have the strong bonds and connections.
"The facilities I have used have made me the man that I am today.
"The Warren is much more than just a counselling service offering support."
A big part of its service includes music, arts and drama, a crèche, sports activities and a café, which provides cheap healthy meals to those in need.
Arts development worker Stewart Baxter is among staff at The Warren who help young people develop their talents. He runs the recording studio, organises gigs and generally helps to raise the profile of Hull's grassroots scene.
He said: "We offer opportunity, support, development and a platform to local music. This includes a recording studio, rehearsal room and midi room, which we see hundreds of people use each month, as well as many workshops, training and music industry opportunities.
"We have supported thousands of artists over the years not only recording music but promoting themselves, getting gigs, touring and linking in with industry internationally.
"Many young people have said that without being able to use the music project at The Warren, they don't know where they would be, many involved in crime or drugs, or even dead.
"They say that being given the encouragement and opportunity to express themselves through music has turned their lives around and given them much more confidence and focus.
"A large amount of people we have worked with have gone on to further education, self employment and full-time work in the music and arts sector."
£500,000 grant for Can Do ProjectThe Warren did receive a boost earlier this month with £492,029 to increase access and opportunities in learning and development to help strengthen the community.
The money, from the Big Lottery Fund's Reaching Communities programme, will go to the charity's Can Do Project and is spread over four years.
It has been ring-fenced specifically for this project and will not save the centre from possible closure.
Janet Kent, deputy co-ordinator at The Warren, said: "This is an amazing achievement that recognises the incredible work of this project for over ten years.
"It is a project which supports young people through learning, citizenship and resilience, by offering young people opportunities that help and support them, through informal learning, accredited and non-accredited courses, workshops, basic skills, employment support, CV writing, interview skills and much more, which helps young people access further education, training, employment."
Dharmendra Kanani, from the Big Lottery Fund, said: "The grants will go a long way towards improving the lives of hundreds of people and their communities. Some will become empowered to take control of their lives; others will gain the opportunity to meet old and new friends in a community space ending their loneliness and isolation.
"That is what the Big Lottery Fund's Reaching Communities programme is all about – helping those people and communities most in need."
