Gay was born in Manchester and after studying Sociology at Liverpool University, she qualified as a social worker in 1981. She worked for Rochdale Social Services for seven years with children and families, the elderly and people with learning and physical disabilities. After moving to London Gay worked in the adoption service at Merton Social Services before joining Norwood Child Care which later became Norwood. At Norwood Gay began working with all sections of the Jewish community and went on to set up a home based respite care scheme for children with disabilities and also helped to establish Norwood’s adoption service, which she was involved in for many years.
Gay started working for Mosaic Reform in early March 2015. Please let her know if she can be of assistance. Gay is usually at the synagogue on Mondays and Thursdays and can be contacted any time on communitycare@mosaicreform.org.uk or 020 8864 0133.
