Caudwell Children are committed to providing a lifeline to thousands of vulnerable disabled children and families at this challenging time.
7% of children in the UK are disabled
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Donate800,000 disabled children in the UK
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DonateIt costs 3 times more to raise a disabled child, as a non-disabled child
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Donate40,000 children live with a life-threatening or life-limiting condition
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Donate104 children die from a childhood disease every week
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DonateDuring this unprecedented period of national disruption and uncertainty, Caudwell Children is launching an emergency appeal for donations to help us support disabled children and families through the crisis.
Disabled children and their families are feeling isolated, fearful and confused and need our help more than ever. Yet, the increased burden placed on the NHS and social services by the coronavirus outbreak means that many services for disabled children will be adversely impacted for the foreseeable future.
A significant percentage of our fundraising comes from charity events and individual challenges, which we are unable to hold for the foreseeable future due to restrictions on social gatherings. This makes it more difficult for us to support the thousands of disabled children who so desperately need our help.
Without our continued support, disabled children will become the silent and forgotten victims of this terrible crisis.
How we’re responding to the crisis
- Providing families with assessments via videocalls or telephone to continue the Caudwell Children Autism Assessment Service
- Delivering ASDAN qualifications to children in their home with telephone and online support
- Delivering a short breaks service for children and families in the home with telephone and video link support
- Collaborating with partners to offer legal advice where needed
- Extending our telephone, email and online advisory service to families
- Producing home support/activity packs for children and families
- Delivering a short breaks service for children and families in the home with telephone and video link support
- Continuing to support applications for much needed equipment
- Continuing to adapt our services week by week throughout this period to ensure they meet the changing needs of beneficiaries
