There are many ways you can help as an individual, company or organisation. Please do get in touch with us to discuss any of these further.
- Volunteer to collect or deliver food locally (see below)
- Become a volunteer driver
- Become a Trustee of the charity
- Donate surplus in-date food if you are a food business or supplier
- Register to receive food for your charity or community organisation
- Support us financially by making either a one-off or monthly donation
- Invite a speaker to your club or organisation
- Engage with us on Instagram and Facebook.
Volunteer
Whether working in our warehouse sorting donated food, packing crates, getting it loaded onto our vans for daily deliveries, driving vans, serving as drivers’ mates, collecting food from supermarkets and producers etc., there are many ways in which volunteers help. In fact, we often describe our 50 plus volunteers as the beating heart of our organisation because we simply couldn’t do what we do without them.
If you’d like to apply we’d love to hear from you. We can’t guarantee that we’ll always have vacancies, but if we don’t at the time you apply, and if you’re happy for us to do so, we may contact you at a later date when vacancies arise.
You can register your interest easily by completing our online Volunteer Application Form.
Supply Food
We are happy to receive almost all kinds of food from retailers, farmers, food producers and transport companies. These include fresh fruit and vegetables; fresh meat and fish; dairy produce such as milk, yoghurt, butter, cheese; drinks such as fruit juices, smoothies, bottled water; ambient (dry) foods; and frozen produce.
We take daily collections from some shops and outlets in Exeter, and are able to take goods in bulk quantities. Our warehouse allows us to store dry food, fresh food and frozen food.
Fundraise for EFA
We’re always keen to hear from people interested in fundraising for EFA. If you’d like to have a go but aren’t sure of what to do, you can view/download a few ideas via this link. There’s plenty to choose from: things you can do alone or with friends, family and colleagues, plus a few ideas for schools and businesses too.