CFDN - Empowering Disability, Supporting All
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About our cause
At the CFDN, we support disabled children, young people, adults, and their families or carers of all faiths and none across East London and Essex through events, activities and services that promote independence, friendship and networking.
We exist to meet the social, emotional, material, and spiritual needs of our members through events, weekly activities, support groups, networking connections, community, and our advocacy support service
In summary, we:
- Promote Independence, Inclusivity & Friendship
- Create Support Networks to Share Experiences & Help Each Other
- Support our Communities and Advocate for Their Needs
Our charity has been in existence since 1962 and is still here today through our valued and dedicated volunteers and staff. Across the UK, disabled people are still being excluded from everyday life, not by choice, but by the way society is designed.
The Reality:
In East London and Essex, we serve hundreds of disabled adults, children and families who are living through a silent crisis, and it’s not medical, it’s social! It’s the absence of connection, opportunity, and belonging.
The Gap:
When formal schooling ends, the “cliff edge” hits hard, often after navigating 6+ years of complex and underfunded systems. The support falls away, friendships disappear and services shrink. Families are left navigating impossible systems alone.
The Feeling:
Too many people are spending day after day staring at four walls while their families fight exhausting battles for basic dignity, which are often lost due to pressures.
The Truth:
- National data shows that 50% of disabled adults feel lonely “often or always”, compared with 21% of the general population (ONS).
- 80% of families struggle to find inclusive activities, whilst 3 in 4 say social isolation is their biggest challenge
- Many disabled adults report weeks passing without any social interaction outside their home
Loneliness and complex systems are the epidemic no one talks about! But we have solutions...
The challenge we face in meeting our members' needs:
The need keeps growing, and social care is shrinking, but funding is harder than ever for charities.
Our membership grew 36% in the last 12 months, demand for local groups is rising, and families increasingly rely on CFDN as their primary source of community, advocacy and local support. Yet the cost of delivering inclusive spaces, safeguarding, transport, hall hire, specialist support, and volunteer infrastructure continues to rise.
We must generate significantly more fundraising income to keep pace with the real needs of disabled people and their families, whilst ensuring no one is turned away.
Without sustainable corporate partnership, the vital connections we provide risk becoming overstretched at the moment they’re needed most.
By 2027 we aim to be supporting over 1000 members, providing over 200 events and opening 2 additional support groups in communities such as Romford, Barking and Dagenham and Brentwood to meet the growing demand.
To achieve this, we need to generate over £200,000 per year in fundraising income.
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Next draw prizes
£25,000 jackpot
Next draw
Sat 28 February 2026
Draw results
£25,000 Jackpot
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