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Despite vision impairments, Claire has
gone on group trips and participated in
holiday celebrations, thanks to the Jewish
Community Center's Low Vision Support
Group. A grant from Federation's Max M.
Fisher Jewish Community Foundation and
the Center's Sam Finkel Transportation
Fund for the Visually Impaired has
allowed Claire to come often to the Jimmy
Prentis Morris Building for arthritis
aquatics classes. The Center also has
provided her with information on coping
with vision loss, community resources
and the latest vision technology.

Pam is a part-time nursery teacher and
single mother. Her grown children are
just starting their careers and have
meager financial resources. When her car
broke down, Pam thought she had
nowhere to turn. On a friend's
recommendation, she contacted the
Hebrew Free Loan Association, which
helped her obtain a no-interest loan to
make the necessary car repairs. Later,
her daughter, who needed help with
college tuition, received aJewish
Educational Loan Service °ELS) loan
administered by the HFLA and Jewish
Vocational Service.

Jack was devastated when his company
downsized and he lost his job. He felt
alone and scared. But a call to the Jewish
Vocational Service's Corporate
Opportunities program provided him
with support, networking opportunities
and assistance to find a new position.

Corporate Opportunities, a free service
the JVS, is geared to unemployed middl
and upper-income clients. Since its
inception, 82 percent of the clients
completing the program have found n
positions. Employers use the service to
find highly qualified candidates for
professional and managerial jobs.

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Little did Mikhail, a new American, re
that when he was visiting his mother in
Sinai Hospital he would become a patie
too. As his mother recuperated from op
heart surgery, the stress of caring for
ailing parent triggered a heart attack
Afraid he'd be unable to pay, he refuse
treatment. But Sinai staff assured him
in their first year in Detroit, new
Americans receive free medical care
through Sinai's Immigrant Screening
Program. Today, Mikhail is recuperatin
home and receives followup care at Sind

Carol braved the coldest winter night to
learn new techniques to teach the beau
of Jewish life to her students. An 11-yea
teacher at Adat Shalom Synagogue's
nursery school, Carol attended an enri
ment seminar at the Agency for Jewish
Education on teaching Shabbat to child'
At the seminar, Carol learned new teac
methods and craft activities to encou
learning about Jewish traditions and
holidays. In addition to seminars, the
Teacher's Resource Center provides Je
educators with materials, curricula an
displays to enhance their classes.