Looking for a driver for therapy trips - any ideas?

sarawarr
sarawarr Community member Posts: 2 Listener
edited February 2017 in Families and carers
Hi there I'm a case manager for a family in Barnet London who have a six year old boy with cerebral palsy. They have booked him in to a three week therapy programme in Oxfordshire at the end of March and want to drive there and back each day. They have a mobility car but I am looking for a driver for them who could help them out. Ideally a female driver. 
If anyone has any links to someone who could do this for us I'd love to hear from you
many thanks
Sara

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  • davidj49
    davidj49 Community member Posts: 63 Contributor
    Why are you sexually discriminating?  It's a boy so why a female driver?
  • Alex
    Alex Scope Posts: 1,282 Pioneering
    Hi @sarawarr

    Welcome to the community.

    There must be someone out there who can help.

    Have you tried Volunteering Barnet? Perhaps they could point you in the right direction: http://www.volunteeringbarnet.org.uk/

    Gumtree also has a board for volunteers: 
    https://www.gumtree.com/volunteer-charity-work-jobs

    Also - I'd look for active Facebook groups for the area. I had a quick search and found a few - 
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/80093228449/
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/BarnetandHarrowParents/
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/486371458099394/

    You just need to be careful not to break any of the rules.

    Hope that helps!
  • sarawarr
    sarawarr Community member Posts: 2 Listener
    Thank you both for your replies. David I am addressing cultural wishes more than anything but am conscious this may seem like discrimination. there is no intention of that.
    Alex, I have taken your lead on Barnet volunteering and am awaiting a call back from them. I am most grateful.
    Sara
  • davidj49
    davidj49 Community member Posts: 63 Contributor
    It's discrimination.
  • Dadarria
    Dadarria Community member Posts: 4 Listener
    edited March 2017
    Hi Sara, My partner Sam is the keeper of his nephews mobility car. Do you need a driver only or the car as well. He might be able to help using his nephews car subject to ok-ing it with his case manager. We based in  London. Can you give a little more info about what the journey is..i.e. from where to and to where from and dates and times. 

    All the best Amy Dadarria 
  • Chris_Alumni
    Chris_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 684 Empowering
    Hi @dadarria, I've removed the phone number you posted as this is a community policy, but if you'd like me to I can email your number to Sara?
  • Dadarria
    Dadarria Community member Posts: 4 Listener
    @Chris_Scope. Hi again. I saw the email with directions about using the forum, so I will get acquainted with it thanks,

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