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Exeter Community Initiatives charity celebrates commitment to Real Living Wage

Exeter Community Initiatives, a charity which helps people in Exeter who are facing poverty, inequality and homelessness get their lives back on track, has today been accredited by the Living Wage Foundation as a LivingÃ¢ÂÂ¦

Exeter City Supporters’ Trust members from USA donate season tickets to local charity

Exeter City football supporters, Richard and Karen Jarvis, who live 5,000 miles from St James Park in El Paso, Texas have donated their season tickets to local charity, Exeter Community Initiatives, to distribute to peopleÃ¢ÂÂ¦

Volunteer Mentors needed for True North - New Project Launched by Devon Family Resource

What is True North? Devon Family Resource have been successful in securing funding for a two-year pilot mentoring and diversionary activity project for young males aged 10-14, living in households with a history of domestic violence,Ã¢ÂÂ¦

Secret Santa - in partnership with our friends at Exeter City FC Supporters' Trust

2020 has been a difficult year for all of us. Through two lockdowns, many individuals and families across the city have struggled to make ends meet due to being made redundant, being put on furlough,Ã¢ÂÂ¦

Launching Exeter Connect

We are delighted to be able to launch Exeter Connect, a new service that provides free, independent information and advice to existing and new community organisations in the city. Exeter Connect is a partnership between ExeterÃ¢ÂÂ¦

A New Friendship...

We are delighted to be able to announce that we have formed a new partnership with Exeter City Football Club Supporters' Trust. You can see the Supporters' Trust's announcement in their monthly newsletter here. The Supporters' TrustÃ¢ÂÂ¦

Bike Bank is Back!

Ride On and Exeter Community Initiatives (ECI) have teamed up to run ECI’s Bike Bank project from Ride On’s base at Exeter Quay. The aim of Bike Bank is to create a supportive workshop where vulnerableÃ¢ÂÂ¦

Exeter Community Wellbeing

Exeter Community Initiatives has been at the heart of the community response to the Covid-19 outbreak. We are part of the team which has launched the new Exeter Community Wellbeing website. Please click on thisÃ¢ÂÂ¦

ECI's Response to Covid-19

Following recent government advice regarding the Covid-19 outbreak, we have made changes to the way ECI works as an organisation. ECI staff are now working from home to help minimise the risk posed by Covid-19Ã¢ÂÂ¦

RIPPLE EFFECT SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2019 PROGRAMME. TAKING BOOKINGS NOW!

BOOKING NOW OPEN for the NEW Ripple Effect programmes Sep-Dec 2019. All courses and programmes are FREE. If you would like a copy of brochure sent to you or want to book yourself on aÃ¢ÂÂ¦