MDF has moved

Our new postal address -   MDF, 616-619, Cotton Exchange, Old Hall St, Liverpool L3 9LQ

Our new phone is (0151) 236-6674 - and our new fax is  (0151) 227-4898

We're sorry that we are still unable to respond to textphone calls.

Emails: Our email addresses are unchanged.

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NEW MDF WEBSITE SOON ...

The MDF website will be replaced and updated in the near future. There may be a short time when you are not able to reach us. We're sorry if that happens. We're sure it will be worth the wait.

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MDF: working with groups to remove the barriers that disabled people

MDF Provides support for voluntary and community groups in Merseyside and the surrounding areas that are of and for disabled people. As an umbrella group our main aim is to build the capacity of other groups: we help you so that you can be more effective in your work of breaking down the barriers faced by disabled people.

Our work is based on what someone that member organizations see as Important for them. We regularly consult with members about our priorities and the work that we take forward.

What do we do?

Strategic networking - We make sure that the voice of disabled people and their organizations are heard in regional, sub-regional strategy and district bodies.

Local networking - We share best practice and other good (and bad) examples across Merseyside.

Partnerships - We link voluntary, statutory and commercial organizations together so that issues affecting disabled people and their organizations can be tackled.

Information - We answer specific questions from voluntary groups, and we produce a newsletter, MDF News, to keep groups up-to-date with relevant changes in local and national policies and priorities, and alert them to new opportunities, resources and potential problems.

Research - We assemble statistics on the number and situation of disabled people and we carry out specific research projects that involve or affect disabled people and the voluntary sector.

Support - We have distributed grants to voluntary groups in Merseyside where the results will benefit the development of disabled people. We help groups to access a wide range of other funding, training and development opportunities.

MDF is a registered charity (number 1082671). See Our Constitution here.

We are supported by a grant from Liverpool City Council.

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