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Help us to increase opportunities for young people who have a learning disability, are autistic, or both.

As a registered charity, we rely on the generosity of individuals, corporate partners, and trusts and foundations to help us achieve our ambition of supporting 10,000 young people with a learning disability, who are autistic, or both, into meaningful paid employment. Our vital work wouldn’t be possible without their support.

Why donate to DFN Project SEARCH?

Thank you for taking the time to find out more about how you can support our work.

Although we’re still a young charity, we’ve already helped more than 4,000 young people with a learning disability and/or who are autistic through our supported internship programme. More than 70% of the funding we need to deliver our programmes comes from charitable donations, grants and sponsorship, so your support is vital.

Employment provides the opportunity to live more independent, healthier and happier lives. We’re proud to be the UK’s leading provider of supported internships, working with employers, education and other partners to deliver high-quality programmes that change lives.

Everything we do as a charity is shaped by the young people we serve, through our Youth Advisory Group and Shadow Board. We’re also committed to delivering lasting impact – on average, 60% of our interns secure permanent paid employment. Every year, we measure the outcomes of our programmes and use what we learn to improve the quality of our work.

You can read more about the impact that our supporters are helping us to make through our reports page and hear from the young adults their support has opened doors for. Read our case studies here

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