Companion - French-speaking - Compagne

Description
Volunteer would provide social interaction for a francophone disabled client and accompany her on outings into the community. Because of her disability and lack of family support in Moncton, the client is very socially isolated. She would greatly appreciate a companion.
Qualifications
The client is 35 years old, cognitively intact (and very intelligent), and in a wheelchair. She has a disease that affects her muscles. Her speech is affected and she is sometimes difficult to understand. The volunteer should be French speaking and preferably female.
Ideally, she whould have a car for outings. Strength and energy would be an advantage as would any experience with those in a wheelchair/with a disability. If the volunteer was interested in helping the client with her communication (speech) that would be greatly helpful, but not required. The primary requirement is that the volunteer provide social stimulation and company.
Leader: Sheila Pugsley
Start: ASAP
End: ASAP
Continuing: yes
Weekly time commitment: approx 3-4 hours and more if possible.
Time arranged with volunteer: yes
Training: if the volunteer was able to help the client with communication I (speech pathologist) would provide training with regards to this. In addition, I will provide the volunteer with strategies to use every day to facilitate communication with the client. The client has a caregiver a few hours a day and the caregiver could provide information regarding needs related to the client`s disability (wheelchair, etc.)