EFA applied to the Coreus Foundation having seen their support to local
charities and wanting to engage more with local businesses.  Through
2025 EFA has seen an increased demand from our partner charities for
food that would otherwise be waste from supermarkets or other food
manufacturers.

Meeting that demand increased EFA overheads and also increased the need
for additional volunteers.

The Coreus Grant has assisted in meeting ongoing overheads such as
utility bills for our chilled food store in our warehouse as well as
allowing us to encourage and celebrate the work of our volunteers
through a couple of coffee mornings.

This has enabled us to continue to grow our relationships with Partners
and suppliers to rescue more surplus food and distribute to frontline
charities, organisations, soup kitchens and lunch clubs supporting the
most vulnerable in our community.

Our Chair of Trustees Nigel Walsh commented "we are so pleased with our
Partnership with Coreus.  Their contribution to funds is very welcome
but more so is their interest and engagement with us as a local charity-
and especially their team's hard work in decorating our warehouse for
us.  We look forward to continuing this great relationship."