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Welcome to Dudley Caribbean and Friends Association!

Read more about our work on our Impact Page

Dudley Caribbean and Friends Association (DCFA) is a community-led organisation with 40 years' experience delivering services focused on education, inclusion, well-being and social justice.

DCFA supports Dudley and the wider communities through its services: Impact Training and Befriending.

We are open Monday-Thursday from 10am-2pm.

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Impact Training

Impact Training is a community-based employability and skills development programme that supports individuals to build confidence, gain practical skills, and progress into employment, education, or volunteering.

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Befriending

DCFA's Befriending Service is a weekly luncheon club for the over 65's who reside in and around Dudley Central. Offering gentle exercise, health information sessions, bingo, and lunch.

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The Befriending Group

Trailblazer is supporting Young People in Dudley

Trailblazer is supporting 18-21 year olds in Dudley who are not in education, employment or training. Click the button below to read more

Read More on our Trailblazer page

Who We Are

Dudley Caribbean and Friends Association (DCFA) is a registered charity founded in the early 1980s to support the African Caribbean community in Dudley. While it remains rooted in this mission, DCFA has grown to provide services for the wider community, such as adult training through Impact Training which helps individuals access employment and new career opportunities.

DCFA also provides culturally sensitive services for over 65s through Befriending Services.

DCFA is inclusive to all and endeavors to support the Dudley community, with specific focus on:
-Unemployment
-Lone Parents/Women Returners to Work
-Economic Inactivity
-Elderly
-In-work support
-Digital Exclusion
and more!

Our Mission

Our mission is to aid and encourage our clients to:

-Gain knowledge and skills to enhance their employability and quality of life.
-Participate in community development and lifelong learning activities.

To achieve this, our team will assist you to access second to none training provision enabling you to plan for your future.

Our Latest News

The Trailblazer programme is supporting 18-21 year olds in Dudley

Check out more on the Trailblazer page

Thank you to the Lloyds Bank Foundation for their support

See more of their work on their website

This June, we supported Black Country Foodbank celebrate 20 Years with "Your 20 Your Way"

Check it out on our Instagram Page

Read more about how we celebrated Windrush Day 2026

Windrush Day 2026

Thank you to Horace and his Team from DPD for their support. Thanks to them 4 needy families in May received food packs

Check it out on our Impact Page

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Pressure Drop-28th March 2026

Read more about the Dudley NHS Partnership here

Shirnette introducing the Community Heritage and Wellbeing project

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Our Impact

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Trailblazer for 18-21

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ESOL

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Job Search Support

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Culture and Heritage

Racial Equity

DCFA's projects are shaped by the following systemic challenges within the Black community in Dudley:

-Understanding the barriers of institutional racism
-Economic disparities
-Social exclusion

DCFA continue to deliver and develop holistic strategies that address the ongoing community experiences of inequalities in education, employment, leadership development, and financial empowerment. Tackling Economic & Employment Inequalities, and limited access to IT skills, prevent many from securing sustainable careers. Our programmes provide accredited training, digital literacy workshops, and industry-specific skills development, ensuring participants are work-ready and competitive in the job market.

Befriending Group in support of those affected by Hurricane Melissa

Thank You to our Partners!

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Thank you to Dudley Hardware and DIY on Wolverhampton Street for supporting our organisation!

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Call us on 07936 726205
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