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Flexicare provides a free, fully flexible, specialised sitting service for families with children with disabilities
Our Values
“To make that one week, that one day, a little bit easier for that one family”
Sue Kenrick, Flexicare founder
To offer services in a manner demonstrating respect for privacy, dignity, diversity and cultural values of the child and their family.
So much joy and laughter at the Cinderella Panto supported by Oxfordshire Freemasons Oxfordshire Provincial Grand Lodge a massive thank you for inviting the Flexicare families past and present and the massive supply of ice cream and sweets! We think your amazing 😊
Can you be a Secret Santa for Flexicare🎅 and help us raise £1,000 this Christmas?![]()
With your help your gift will help fund Flexicare to continue to provide our vital service so our specially trained staff and volunteers can continue to look after our registered families with disabled children and their siblings on an ad-hoc, needs-led basis with the core value ![]()
“To make that one week, that one day, a little bit easier for that one family”![]()
Sue Kenrick, Flexicare founder![]()
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Thank you so much to all our supporters and wishing you all a peaceful Festive season.![]()
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Campaign - Be A Secret Santa for Flexicare
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Campaign - Over the last two years, the importance of supporting neighbours and community has been greatly highlighted. Flexicare needs to raise over £50,000 a year to continue our service. Can you b...
With Christmas fast approaching, test your knowledge of the season with this quiz!![]()
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Wishing all our families, friends and supporters a peaceful festive Season.![]()
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Volunteers Needed![]()
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Would you like to make a difference in your community supporting families with severally disabled children and are looking to give a few hours a month.![]()
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Here are a few Q&A's to help you decide:![]()
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What support do Flexicare volunteers give?![]()
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A registered family can request a sit for any time, any day - for the disabled child, their siblings or all the children, in their own homes, or out and about. The service covers a geographical area from Kidlington in the north to Grove and Wantage in the south; Wheatley to the east and Eynsham to the west. Volunteers can decide when and where to sit, choosing times to fit around their other commitments.![]()
All parents have occasions when they need to go out without their child and call on the services of a sitter – maybe a grandparent, a friend or perhaps a trusted teenager. For parents of a severely disabled child, however, it is not so straightforward. Complex medical or behavioural needs mean that sitters with the right skills are difficult to find and those parents who arguably need a break the most find it the hardest to arrange. ![]()
Flexicare is an Oxfordshire charity that provides a free sitting service for families with a severely disabled child, using a team of specially trained staff and volunteers. This can be life-changing for families: just knowing that there is someone else who can care for their child means that parents can say “yes” to an invitation; can give individual attention to a sibling for those precious few hours or can attend their own medical appointments.![]()
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Do I need to be qualified to Volunteer?![]()
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Our volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds: medical; special education; students; parents, grandparents, or older siblings of disabled children. Others don’t have any obvious relevant experience but have a wealth of warmth, empathy, and a desire to be of help. Whatever experience a volunteer brings with them, Flexicare enhances it with regular training and support. Families and volunteers are matched up to ensure that everyone is equally confident that the children will be very well looked after. Families get to know a few sitters and volunteers get to know a few families. ![]()
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What kind of things do they help with?![]()
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This is a very rewarding charity to be part of and highly valued by the families who use the service. The role involves is varied and rewarding helping with activities such as personal care, and all the fun things children like to do from a picnic in the park, walks, playing games and baking.![]()
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Is there any training?![]()
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Before becoming a volunteer, you’ll get extensive training to make sure you’re ready, and we’ll give you on-going support throughout your time volunteering. Flexicare staff and volunteers are all DBS checked and trained in safeguarding, first aid, seizure awareness, safe lifting and handling practices, and medication administration. A small number of sitters are matched to each registered family and provided with additional training specific to each child, allowing amazing relationships to be built. ![]()
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How to become a Flexicare volunteer?![]()
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Contact us at admin@flexicare.org or visit our website at www.flexicare.org/volunteer/
We may be rather early with the Chrismas wishes, but we've just applied for £1,000 and wondered if you could help us win please?![]()
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If you could click the link just pop 'Flexicare' in the Charity Name and 'Disability' in the Charity type that'll be another entry for us in the draw. 💛🤞![]()
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The winners of the raffle from our Night at the Museum Concert taking their prize - an Insider's Tour of The University of Oxford (including inside the Bridge of Sighs), followed by Afternoon Tea at The Cotswold Lodge Hotel. As an added bonus, Oxford was full of students waiting to attend Matriculation ceremonies (when they officially become members of the University at the start of their course).![]()
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Thank you to everyone who donated the very generous prizes and who bought tickets. If you would like to help out with future events, please contact admin@flexicare.org or visit our website www.flexicare.org
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