Your donations will help make a positive difference to a child or young person’s emotional wellbeing. As a small charity, we rely on donations, so with your support and goodwill, DCF can continue to deliver a unique support service.
Leroy Duffus was the Founder of DCF. After being diagnosed with sarcoma (a rare bone cancer) in 2013, which became terminal by 2015, Leroy Duffus decided he wanted to give something back.
Leroy had many years' experience in both the voluntary and statutory sectors, working with young people and adults. Leroy started to get involved with charities supporting individuals affected by cancer. He soon discovered the lack of local community charities supporting young people, especially those around the patient i.e. children of cancer patients, siblings, carers etc.
Leroy was a people person who worked hard. Leroy had strong family values and he enjoyed having a laugh and interacting with others. He always put other people first and he possessed endless courage and resilience.
In 2017, Leroy decided to form a committee of friends and family who shared his vision: to work together to support young people, and DCF was born. Leroy sadly passed away in September 2018 but his vision and legacy lives on. The Foundation is currently being led by Leroy's younger brother, Brian Duffus.
Your donations will help make a positive difference to a child or young person’s emotional wellbeing. As a small charity, we rely on donations, so with your support and goodwill, DCF can continue to deliver a unique support service.
Ways to Donate: Debit / Credit Card, PayPal and Direct Debit.
Would you like to volunteer your time for DCF? There are many ways you can help our team.
Fundraising - all aspects of volunteering include some form of fundraising. Volunteers have the opportunity to support existing campaigns or create new ones, volunteering time for only a few hours a week.
Sessional Youth Worker - Being a supporting Youth Worker provides the volunteer an opportunity to work on group programmes and help out on trips, 121 work and events.
Admin support - Supporting on admin duties provides the opportunity to work with everyone throughout the team from members of the board right through to the workers and members of the public.
Social Media content creator - We create content on a daily basis on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. We are always keen to have creative people support us to produce fresh content.
Community outreach distribution - Community outreach is an important part of volunteering. This can include leaflet distribution, speaking to members of the public, networking with other local services and organisations.
Event planning - Each year we hold a number of events which require support from volunteers. This includes planning, teamwork, preparation and liaising with members of the public.
Youth Steering group:
Are you aged 15-25?
Have some free time to share your experiences and skills to help influence the decisions that we make here at DCF?
Why not join our Youth Steering Group: where young people involved with DCF meetup to discuss topics to help influence the strategic decisions we make.
We encourage membership from young people who are keen to make a difference and we aim to have a range of ages, to ensure we stay current with diverse issues relevant to young people.
Skills that young people can gain/develop are:
•Communication
•Leadership
•Organisation
•Teamwork
•Problem Solving Skills
•Listening and Feedback Skills
Fundraising for DCF is a great way to have fun, while also giving back by supporting a local small charity.
No venture is too small, we appreciate support from anyone!
Here are some ideas to get your fundraising inspiration flowing...
If you want people to be able to sponsor you, create your own fundraising page here
Do you work for a company or organisation that supports local charities as a result of their Corporate Social Responsibility programme?
Do you work for a local school or perhaps a small local business?
Could you nominate us to be your charity of the year?
This partnership would include:
Shop via the Amazon Smile link rather than the usual Amazon one and each time you make a purchase, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price on eligible purchases.
You can also add smile to your amazon app by searching for ‘smile’ and following the steps.
The Giving Lottery supports charities to fundraise through selling lottery tickets. 40p from every £1 ticket will go to DCF and another 20p goes to other good causes across the UK, so you can support us, and have fun at the same time!
Tickets are £1 each and you are then in with a chance of winning prizes up to £25,000!
If you would like to support us by buying lottery tickets, please visit:
https://www.givinglottery.org.uk/support/duffus-cancer-foundation
We are a family-led charity and Duffus is actually our family name! Our founder, Leroy Duffus, set up the Foundation in 2017. Members of his family and friends, alongside new additions to the DCF family, have continued the work that Leroy started, in order to help keep his legacy alive.
Our tree logo represents the long-term growth and support we offer to children and young people. The roots represent the strong foundations we build, and the branches signify our aim to help develop new pathways and opportunities for each person. Together we aim to grow with the young person and their family.
Then
We are often referred to by others as ‘DCF or Duffus Foundation.
DCF originally stood for Duffus Cancer Foundation. When our Founder, Leroy, established the charity, he aimed to support only young people who had been indirectly affected by cancer, by providing them with recreational wellbeing support.
Now
DCF now focuses on supporting all young people’s wellbeing (aged 8-17) by improving their self-esteem, confidence and resilience. As a result of this, the ‘C’ in DCF now stands for Community, meaning our support encompasses a range of different people and their unique needs.
