Grants

In spring 2018, The Fine & Country Foundation gave £3,000 to Emmaus Coventry and Warwickshire for the Community Building refurbishment programme. See how your donations make a huge difference with the latest updates from the project below. The Community Building houses 18 formerly homeless individuals, known as Companions to Emmaus. The building is a converted Vicarage which is in need of constant repairs and upgrading.  Geraldine Tsakirakis, Community Director of Emmaus Coventry and Warwickshire said: “We started by painting the communal room and repaired the cracks in the walls. We then moved into the upstairs corridor which needed new flooring and a touch-up on the walls. “We recently undertook a complete refurbishment of one of our bathrooms: it has been transformed into a wet room.  “It is important for us to provide good quality accommodation for people who for many months and years have not had a stable home,” said Geraldline....