POWERPLEAS

POWER PLEAS is a Wolverhampton based small registered charity that since 1987 has provided outdoor electrically powered wheelchairs and other aids for children with mobility disorders. Some seventy plus recipients have benefited from mainly wheelchairs that could not have been obtained under the state provision... The charity has a committee that comprises local people from different backgrounds, Paediatrician, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Head Teacher, Parents and even one of our early beneficiaries. This group manages the charity and a sub-group assesses the youngsters and the suitability of both the child and the proposed wheelchair... Financial support has been received from major sources such as Children in Need and the National Lottery, but local support has been a strong feature too. For example, after having a collection granted at Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club in 1995 when over £2,000 was raised towards the first "Wolves Chair" the charity has been..

Primary location: Wolverhampton United Kingdom