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Steven Naismith says he felt compelled to give Everton match tickets to unemployed people in Liverpool for a second year running.

The Blues forward launched an initiative in 2014 to use a day out at Goodison Park to help boost the morale of those looking for work.

Naismith says he receive plenty of positive feedback about how matchday tickets gave job seekers a boost and helped them gain employment.

On Tuesday, the 28-year-old officially launched this year’s programme at Jobcentreplus in Toxteth.

“The feedback from last season was very good and not just in terms of them having a great day out, it was about the weeks after and what it had done for them and helping get them back into work,” Naismith told the ECHO.

“That is fantastic. That is the main aim here, it is not about getting people back into going to games, it is what it does for them in their day to day living.

“That was the biggest reason behind us doing this again this year.”

Naismith is well known for his charity work in both Liverpool and Glasgow.

But the former Rangers man says he is happy to receive no acclaim as long as his work does some good.

“It is more about what it does for the people in the community,” he said.

“If it helps them and my work goes unnoticed then I’m not bothered, it is about what it does for them.

“It is more about what is achieves than how it makes me feel.”

So has his ticket gesture inspired any of his Everton team-mates?

“A lot of our squad are involved in causes that they feel strongly about,” he added.

“And I need to be involved I something I feel strongly about, it is not just about sticking your name to anything.

“The ones I have chosen have been a success.”