The English Football League's (EFL) annual Week of Action is taking place from 3-7 November 2025, celebrating the collective impact of Football Club charities’ community work across England and Wales.
Here at Exeter City our local Community is a huge part of the football club, and with Charity partner City Community Trust we work throughout the year to support their fantastic work with player appearances at schools, holiday camps and events.
This week we have players attending the Advance Development Centre in Cranbrook, the after school club at Ladysmith Primary School, Stoke Hill Junior School's after school club and more.
The club will also be supporting CCT's Sporting Memories group at SJP and Gary Caldwell and Kevin Nicholson will be attending the Lose to Win project at SJP.
The week showcases how EFL Clubs have taken on even greater importance within their communities, supporting people’s health, happiness, social connections, education and economic prospects.
The work undertaken by the 72 Club charities has a sizeable impact across key areas linked to issues ranked high on the national government agenda, such as health, education and criminal justice. Football Club charities help to relieve pressures on the country’s national systems in a bid to help improve the quality of people’s lives.
In November 2024, research analysing data from the 2023/24 season found that more than one million people engaged in Club community projects across the towns and cities served by EFL Clubs, generating a total of £1.24bn of social value across the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons.
While Managers and First Team players actively support their Club’s community activities all year round, the EFL Week of Action provides an opportunity to shine a light on the most impactful and innovative projects across England and Wales, allowing players and managers to meet participants and hear firsthand how projects are improving the quality of people’s lives.
Trevor Birch, CEO of the EFL, said: “The EFL Week of Action celebrates and demonstrates the formidable, life-changing impact that our Clubs and their Charities are making in their local communities.
“Whether it’s supporting men, women, and children with mental health challenges, providing warm spaces and hot meals to families facing financial difficulties, or assisting those recovering from addiction, EFL Clubs are truly at the heart of their communities. They respond to, and proactively address, some of society’s biggest challenges.
“I am always extremely proud to hear about the depth and breadth of services provided by Club charities and the positive contribution they make – work that is both locally relevant and nationally significant.”